Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system. It is also the 6th planet in the solar system. The planet also has 7 thin and flat rings around it. The rings consist of tiny ringlets that are made of ice particles that sort of orbit the planet. The rings are much noticeable than the rings on Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune. The rings are probably the most notable thing on the planet, and they do not touch the planet they surround the planet at its equator and tilt with the planet when the planet tilts. Some of the smallest rings surrounding the planet have a diameter of ten feet. The major rings on Saturn, take the outermost ring for example, can reach up to 180,000 miles in length. But the rings are so thin that they can't be seen when Saturn is in direct line with Earth. The rings vary in thickness from about 660 feet to about 9,800 feet. There is also a space in between the rings that can be up to 2,000 miles wide or more. The diameter of Saturn at it's equator is about 74,900 miles, almost ten times that of the Earth. The planet can be seen with a naked eye from Earth, but the rings can not. The average distance from the sun to Saturn is about 888,200,000 miles. The distance between Saturn and the Earth is about 762,700,000 miles away.  Its distance from the Sun varies from about 937,600,000 miles at it's farthest point.  The planet is about 762,700,000 miles away.  The planet takes about 29 1/2 earth years to complete one Saturn year.  Saturn rotates the fastest in our Solar System with the exception of Jupiter.  One Saturn day takes 10 hours and 39 minutes. Most scientist have a theory that Saturn is made entirely of gas and ice that has no solid surface, although the hot, solid, core is made of iron and other rock material. Around this area the outer core probably consist of ammonia, methane, and water. A thin layer of liquid metallic hydrogen surrounds the outer core. And above this layer there is another layer that consist of hydrogen and helium in a syrup like form. As this layer moves up it combines with the atmosphere witch consist of mainly the same two elements. The plants and animals that presently live on Earth could never live on Saturn. Scientist don't think that there is any life on Saturn.  Saturn is much colder than Earth because it is so far away from the sun. The temperature at the top of Saturn's clouds is -290 degrees! That's way below freezing. The temperature below the clouds are much warmer than on the clouds. The planet reflects off about 2 1/2 times as much heat as it receives. Many astronomers believe that Saturn gets much of it's heat, not from the sun, but from the helium center it has.