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Saturn This is a picture taken from a Voyager spacecraft. Tenneh Nallo.

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1 Saturn This is a picture taken from a Voyager spacecraft. Tenneh Nallo

2 sa . This is a beautiful Picture of Saturn. Tenneh

3 History Galileo discovered Saturn in1610 by looking through his telescope. Saturn was named after the Greek god Saturnus. In the background there is a picture of Saturn’s symbol.

4 Solar System Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. Saturn is 1.4 billion km from the sun. The orbital period of Saturn is years. Saturn’s rotation is 10 hours and 39 minutes.

5 Moons Saturn has 62 moons 9 are unnamed. In the background is all Saturn’s Moons.

6 Planet appearance Saturn is bluish greenish in July. Saturn in July.

7 Rings Saturn’s rings are made up of ice . These are Saturn’s rings .

8 Exploration Cassini is one of the most successful probe team in history. This is a picture of the Cassini probe ship.

9 Interesting Facts 1.)Saturn has 62 moons. 2.)Saturn is the last planet that can be seen without a telescope. 3.)Saturn’s rings are made of millions of ice crystals. 4.)Galileo was the first to see Saturn’s rings. 5.)Saturn is not a peaceful planet. 6.)Saturn is one of the “gas giants”.


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