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Saturn. BY: Jazmyn Cruz. Fast Facts. Diameter: 120,536 km Density: 0.69 g/cm 3 Mass: 5.688 x 10 26 kg Temperature Range: -191° C to >-130° C Atmosphere: Hydrogen, Helium, Methane Winds: Up to 400 m/s Moons: 31 Average Distance from Sun: 1,429,400,000 km
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Saturn BY: Jazmyn Cruz
Fast Facts • Diameter: 120,536 km • Density: 0.69 g/cm3 • Mass: 5.688 x 1026 kg • Temperature Range: -191° C to >-130° C • Atmosphere: Hydrogen, Helium, Methane • Winds: Up to 400 m/s • Moons: 31 • Average Distance from Sun: 1,429,400,000 km • Orbital Period: 29 Years, 167 Days, 6.7 Hours • Rotation: 0 Days, 10.233 Hours • Tilt: 25.33° • Rings: Yes • Composition: Hydrogen and Helium • Magnetic Field: Extremely strong
Moons of Saturn • Aegaeon, Aegir, Albiorix, Anthe, Atlas ,Bebhion, Bergelmir , Bestla, Calypso, Daphnis, Dione, Enceladus, Epimetheus, Erriapus, Farbauti, Fenrir, Fornjot, Greip, Hati, Helene, Hyperion, Hyrrokkin, Iapetus, Ijiraq, Janus, Jarnsaxa, Kari, Kiviuq, Loge, Methone, Mimas, Mundilfari, Narvi, Paaliaq, Pallene, Pan, Pandora, Phoebe, Polydeuces, Prometheus, Rhea, Siarnaq, Skadi, Skoll, Surtur, Suttung, Tarqeq, Tarvos, Telesto, Tethys, Thrym, Titan and Ymir.
Greek Mythology • Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. It is also the second largest planet in the Solar System; after Jupiter. Saturn is named after the Roman God “Saturn”. Saturn is the god of agriculture.
Bibiliography • http://www.kidscosmos.org/kid-stuff/saturn-facts.html • http://www.aerospaceguide.net/planetsaturn.html • http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~barnes/ast110_06/gphah.html • http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/moons/ • http://www.solarviews.com/eng/saturn.htm • http://nineplanets.org/saturn.html