saturn: solar system’s fiancé. saturn bio/facts diameter: 116,464 km relative mass (earth = 1):...
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Saturn Bio/Facts
Diameter: 116,464 km
Relative Mass (Earth = 1): 95.2
Density (kg/m3): 700
Distance from Sun (AU): 9.58
Length of Day: 10.7 hours
Length of Year: 10,747 days
Mean Temp: -220⁰F
Atmosphere
• Mostly Hydrogen and Helium with some ammonia ice near the cloud tops
• Similar structure to Jupiter
Moons
• Saturn has over 60 moons including the giant moon Titan (bigger than Mercury) and Enceladus, which has indications of geologic activity
Titan• Thick atmosphere of Nitrogen
and methane • Due to pressure and temp,
methane lakes present
Enceladus• Icy moon that has shown signs
of activity with jet plumes of ice and water ejected from surface
Rings
• Made up of pieces of ice (microscopic to house-sized chuck)
• Thin, only 200 m thick and will not form moon because they are too close to planet (all moons outside of rings)