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Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun,
and the most distant that can be seen with the naked eye.
It is best known for its fabulous ring system.

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About Saturn

  • Mass: 5.683×10^26 kg (95.16 x Earth)
  • Equatorial Diameter: 120,536 km
  • Equatorial Circumference: 365,882 km
  • Notable Moons: Titan, Enceladus, Iapetus, Mimas, Tethys, Dione and Rhea.
  • Orbit Distance: 1,426,666,422 km (9.58 AU)
  • Orbit Period: 10,755.6 Earth days (29.45 Earth years)
  • Surface Temperature: -139°C

Top Facts

  1. Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen
  2. Saturn’s upper atmosphere is divided into bands of clouds
  3. Saturn has 150 moons and smaller moonlets

Notable Moons

Moon Mass Diameter Orbit Distance Image
Titan 1.34x10^23 kg 5,150 km 1,221,870 km titan
Rhea 2.3×10^21 kg 1,525 km 527,108 km rhea
Enceladus 1.08x10^20 kg 504 km 237,948 km enceladus
Iapetus 1.8x10^21 kg 1,469 km 3,560,820 km iapetus