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Saturn: Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture. He was called Cronus by the Greeks. By: Erin and Anusha . The Planet. Saturn is a light weight planet It spins so fast, that it’s not perfectly round Saturn is the least dense planet It is made of mostly hydrogen and helium
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Saturn: Saturn was the Roman god of agriculture. He was called Cronus by the Greeks. By: Erin and Anusha
The Planet • Saturn is a light weight planet • It spins so fast, that it’s not perfectly round • Saturn is the least dense planet • It is made of mostly hydrogen and helium • Saturn does not have as much gravity as Earth • Saturn is the second largest planet and is a Gas Giant like Jupiter • Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun
Moons • Saturn has the most Moons • 62 current and counting • 53 are classified as moons and 9 are unofficial Did you know……. The moon Titan is bigger than Mercury
The Rings • Saturn is well-known for its rings • Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune also have rings • Saturn’s rings are 160,800 miles wide • The rings are very thin • The rings are made of ice, dust and rocks
Weight on Saturn • Saturn is bigger than Earth • You weigh more there than you do here • If you weigh 70 pounds, you would weigh 82 pounds on Saturn
Fast Facts • 1 Orbit of the Sun=10,759.2 days • 1 Rotation=10 hrs 13 min • Mass= 95 times more than Earth • Volume=744 times more than Earth • Escape Velocity= 79,400 mph • Distance from Sun=888 million miles • Average Temp= -300 degrees F • Atmosphere= hydrogen, helium, methane • Diameter= 74,898 miles
Sources • Saturn’s Moons-http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&q=saturn's%20moons&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=879 • Colorful Saturn-http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=saturn&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=879 • Colorful Rings-http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=saturn&oe=UTF-8&safe=active&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=1920&bih=879 • Red Saturn-http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1920&bih=879&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=gas+saturn&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq= • Purple Saturn-http://www.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=active&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1920&bih=879&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=purple+saturn&aq=f&aqi=g3&aql=&oq=