Thinkquest 2001

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Welcome to the planet of 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 Days 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

Interesting Facts
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