1. Saturn
By: Zack and Kacey

2. Some Facts. Sixth planet from the Sun
Second largest planet, after Jupiter
Named after Roman God ‘Saturn’
God of agriculture
Famous for its rings
Gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium
Lowest density of all the planets

3. More and more. Diameter: 120,660 km. Temperature: -178 degrees C
About 10 times larger than Earth
Temperature: -178 degrees C
Distance from Earth: million km
Rotation of its axis: 10 hours, 40 min.
Rotation around the Sun: 29.5 Earth years

4. Continued. Has at least 62 moons Titan: Largest moon
Pan and Atlas: Shaped like flying saucers
Lapetus: Has one side as bright as snow and one side as dark as coal
Enceladus: shows evidence of "ice volcanism" spewing out water and other chemicals

5. Space Probes 1970s: NASA’s Pioneer 11 flyby visited Saturn
: visited again by Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft
1997: Cassini spacecraft launched
July 2004: Cassini arrived on Saturn

6. Saturn’s Rings Made of billions of ice particles
Ranging from a few cm. to a few m. in size
Thought that rings formed from larger moons that were shattered by impacts of comets and meteoroids
Structure of rings due to gravitational effect of nearby satellites

7. Rotation Saturn rotates faster than any other planet except Jupiter
Causes Saturn to bulge at equator and flatten at poles

8. Gravity Gravity on Saturn is about 1.08 times the gravity on Earth
If you weigh 100 lbs on Earth you would weigh abut 108 lbs on Saturn

9. Current Fact
In search of a better understanding about Saturn’s rings, On Tuesday Jan. 11th the Cassini spacecraft passed within 69 kilometers (43 miles) of the surface of Rhea, which is Saturn’s icy moon.

10. Summary Second largest planet, after Jupiter
Lowest density of all the planets
Gravity on Saturn is about 1.08 times the gravity on Earth
On Tuesday Jan. 11th the Cassini spacecraft passed within 69 kilometers (43 miles) of the surface of Rhea

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