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Saturn in its Solar System

Saturn in its Solar System. By Chelsea, Lorena, and Sam. Saturn. Saturn does have an atmosphere. It is made up of approximately 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. Also has amounts of other substances like water ice and methane. Saturn’s Atmosphere. Rings are named in alphabetical order.

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Saturn in its Solar System

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  1. Saturn in its Solar System By Chelsea, Lorena, and Sam

  2. Saturn

  3. Saturn does have an atmosphere. It is made up of approximately 75% hydrogen and 25% helium • Also has amounts of other substances like water ice and methane Saturn’s Atmosphere

  4. Rings are named in alphabetical order • Saturn’s rings are the largest and most spectacular • Rings are believed to be pieces of comets, asteroids, or shattered moons that broke before they reached the planet • Ring particle sizes range from tiny, dust-sized icy grains to a few particles that are as large as mountains

  5. Galileo Galilei discovered Saturn in 1610 when he looked to the sky and saw with a simple telescope a round planet with two bumps on the sides • He called these “bumps” “ears.” He didn’t live long enough to discover what they really were. Who discovered Saturn?

  6. Space Probes • Pioneer 11: Launched April 6, 1973. Returned September 1, 1979. It was a “fly-by”. Discovered additional rings and moons that were not previously discovered. • Voyager 1: Launched September 5, 1977. Returned November 13, 1980. It was a “fly-by”. Over 900 images of Saturn’s moons. • Voyager 2: Launched August 20, 1977. Returned August 26, 1981. It was a “fly-by”. Over 1100 images of Saturn’s moons.

  7. Works Cited • http://www.universetoday.com/15399/tilt-of-saturn/ • http://planets.sciencedaily.com/1/6/Saturn • http:solarsystem.nasa.gov/faq/index.cfm?Category=Saturn • http://www.astro-observer.com/solarsystem/saturn/facts.html • http://planetfacts.org/surface-of-saturn/

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