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The Planet Saturn by nykie morgan and tessa farler

Saturn’s astronomical sign ↓. The Planet Saturn by nykie morgan and tessa farler. Name Origin. Saturn’s name comes from the Roman god of agriculture, Saturn. Atmosphere.

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The Planet Saturn by nykie morgan and tessa farler

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  1. Saturn’s astronomical sign ↓ The Planet Saturn by nykie morgan and tessa farler

  2. Name Origin • Saturn’s name comes from the Roman god of agriculture, Saturn.

  3. Atmosphere • Saturn’s atmosphere consists of Liquid hydrogen, helium, and trace amounts ammonia and methane. • Did you know that Saturn’s northern atmosphere appears Blue? →

  4. Moons • Saturn’s has 62 Moons. 53 of which are officially named. • Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon is the only moon with an atmosphere.

  5. Density and Volume • Saturn's density is 1/8 the density of earth, but has a mass 95 times greater than earth. If you put Saturn in a huge bathtub it would float because its so light!

  6. The Rings • Saturn’s rings are made up of ice and rock. Although the rings appear solid, they are just millions of ice and rock that range from the size of a pebble to the size of a house!

  7. Orbit and Rotation • It takes Saturn 29 ½ Earth years to revolve around the sun once! • Cassini, Voyager and Pioneer probes estimated Saturn’s rotation to be 10 hours 32 minutes.

  8. Flyby Probes • September 1979- Pioneer 11 was the first probe to visit Saturn • November 1980-Voyager 1 sends 1st high-resolution images of Saturn. • August 1981-Voyager 2 sends back evidence of changes in Saturn’s atmosphere & rings. • July 2004-Cassini–Huygens flyby of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, captured radar images of large lakes. Left-right pioneer 11, voyager 1-2, Cassini-Huygens.

  9. Pop Quiz!! • 1. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon? • 2. Saturn was named after the roman god of what? • 3. What color does Saturn’s northern atmosphere appear? • 4. True or False? It takes Saturn 40 years to orbit the sun. • 5. True or false? Pioneer 11 was the first probe to visit Saturn.

  10. Sources! • en.wikipedia.org • Www.Photobucket.com • www.squidoo.com • www.Turbosquid.com • www.Google.com (images)

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