saturn

basic facts

• saturn is a jovian/gas giant
• the distance from the sun is 890,516634
• saturn is between Uranus and Jupiter
• period of revolution is 29.5y
• the period of rotation is 10h 39 mins

basic facts

• the eccentricity is 0
• the diameter 120,536km
• surface temp -180 C
• surface gravity is 106% of Earths gravtiy
• number of satellites 60

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physical properties
Saturn is a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn is big enough to hold more than 760 Earths, and is more massive than any other planet except Jupiter, roughly 95 times Earth's mass. However, Saturn has the lowest density of all the planets, and is the only one less dense than water — if there were a bathtub big enough to hold it, Saturn would float.

importance of the atomosphere
storms are created but only last a few months and are absorbed into the atmosphere again.

The differential rotation
Jupiter is faster, this happens because they don't have a solid crust

multicolored clouds
are formed from particles from the solar wind that are directed to the polar regions of Saturn by its magnetic field and interact with the atmosphere to produce aurorae surrounding both poles. However, the aurorae don't occur in visible light, so they are detectable mainly in infrared (IR) and ultraviolet (UV) spectra. The Southern aurora in IR wavelengths

magnetic fields
Saturn’s magnetic field is generated by the fluid motions in the electrically conducting portion of the interior of the planet.

are saturn's rings solid?

• the rings are made of tightly packed clumps of particles in constant collision with one another.

why is Saturn unique?
The planet Saturn is composed of hydrogen, with small proportions of helium and trace elements.
The interior consists of a small core of rock and ice, surrounded by a thick layer of metallic hydrogen and a gaseous outer layer.

Fun Facts🌟

• SaturIt is the second largest planet in our Solar System. Jupiter is the only planet that is bigger.
• You cannot stand on Saturn. It is not like Earth. Saturn is made mostly of gases. It has a lot of helium. This is the same kind of gas that you put in balloons.
• The rings are huge but thin. The main rings could almost go from Earth to the moon. Yet, they are less than a kilometer thick.
• Other planets have rings. Saturn's rings are the only ones that can be seen from Earth. All you need is a small telescope.
• Saturn could float in water because it is mostly made of gas.

bibliography

• http://www.space.com/48-saturn-the-solar-systems-major-ring-bearer.html
• https://www.windows2universe.org/saturn/lower_atmosphere.html
• http://es.ucsc.edu/~glatz/pub/glatzmaier_evonuk_rogers_gafd_2009.pdf
• science fusion holt mcdougal