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S aturn

S aturn. The Ringed Planet. Saturn Characteristics. Diameter : 72, 367 miles Mass : 5. 68 x 10 26 kg Density : 0.687 g/cm 3 Surface Gravity : 10.44 m/sec 2 Axial Tilt : 26.73 ˚. Solar Eclipse Of Saturn. Saturn Orbit. Average Orbital Speed 22,078 miles / hour

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S aturn

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  1. Saturn The Ringed Planet

  2. Saturn Characteristics • Diameter : 72, 367 miles • Mass : 5. 68 x 1026 kg • Density : 0.687 g/cm3 • Surface Gravity : 10.44 m/sec2 • Axial Tilt : 26.73 ˚ Solar Eclipse Of Saturn

  3. Saturn Orbit • Average Orbital Speed • 22,078 miles / hour • Average Distance to Jupiter • 890,700,000 miles • Period of Rotation • 10 hours, 34 minutes • Period of Revolution • 29.46 Earth years • Orbited by a prominent ring system and 62 known natural satellites

  4. Surface & Atmosphere • Interior Geology • Inner Core : Rock & Metal • Outer Core : Liquid “Ices” • Mantle : Liquid Hydrogen & Helium • Rings • 1,000’s of rings; 20 meters thick • Composed of 93% water ice & 7% amorphous carbon • Atmosphere • 96% Hydrogen; 3% Helium

  5. Saturn Discovery • Rings 1stobsevred by Galileo in 1610 • Confirmed in 1655 by Christiaan Huygens • NASA Exploarion : • Pioneer 11 : (1979) • Voyager 1 & 2 : (1980, 1981) • Cassini-Huygens : (2004)

  6. Saturn Moon Facts • Orbited by at least 150 moons or moonlets • Largest natural satellites • Titan • Largest moon in the Solar System • Possesses a dense atmosphere • Enceladus • Cryovolcanoes erupt liquid water • Mimas • Resembles the “Death Star” • Herschel Crater discovered 3 years after Star Wars debuted • Tethys • Heavily cratered • Rhea • 2nd largest natural satellite of Saturn

  7. Titan

  8. Enceladus

  9. Mimas

  10. Saturn Video • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zNvAQvVqmU

  11. Literature Cited • Saturn • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titan • http://www.solarviews.com/eng • http://seasky.org/solar-system/saturn-titan.html • http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-titan.htm

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