Saturn

Information about Saturn
Mass	kg	5.69 x 10^26
Diameter	km	74,898 mi.(120660 km.)
Mean Density	kg/m^3	690
Escape Velocity	m/sec	35,600
Distance from the sun	Shortest	838,000,000 mi.(1,349,900,000 km)
	Greatest	937,600,000 mi.(1,508,900,000 km)
	Mean	888,200,000 mi.(1,429,400,000 km)
Rotation Period (Length of Day)	Earth Days	10.2
Revolution Period (Length of Year)	Earth Years	29.46
Obliquity (Tilt of Axis)	Degrees	26.7
Orbit Inclination	Degrees	2.49
Orbit Eccentricity	Deviation From Circular	0.056
Mean Surface Temperature	Fahrenheit	-288 (-178 C)
Visual Geometric Albedo	Reflectivity	0.46
Atmospheric Components	97% hydrogen(H), 3% helium(He), and .05% methane(CH₄)
Rings	Rings are 270,000 km in diameter, but only a few hundred meters thick. Particles are centimeters to dekameters in size and are ice (some may be covered with ice); there are traces of silicate and carbon minerals. There are four main ring groups and three more faint, narrow ring groups separated by gaps called divisions
Number of Satellites	18

Saturn is 95 times more mass than of the earth

Saturn was discovered by Galileo in 1610

Winds on Saturn may reach up to speeds over 1,000 miles(1,610 km) per hour

Saturn has the lowest density of any planet

Saturn's density is only about 1/8 as great as Earth's

Saturn's rings are mostly made up of chunks of ice, and may also contain particles of dust and rock