SaturnBy Lindsay Klenk

Sym

bol a

nd

Nam

e

Named after Roman

god of AgricultureSymbol represents the

God

Dis

cove

ryDiscovered by

ancientsNo exact date of discovery

Dis

tance

s

Sixth planet from sun1,426,725,400 km

from the sun

Measu

rem

ents

Mass is 5.69x10^26volume: 198,439,019,647,006

mi^3Density: 690kg/m^3Saturn would float in

water due to densityGravity: 34.3 ft/s^2

Orb

it a

nd

Rota

tion

Orbit around sun: 29

Earth yearsRotation: 10.7 Earth

hours

Atm

osp

here HydrogenHeliumMethaneClouds

Tem

pera

ture

Average of -288 Fahrenheit Atmoshpere can get

up to 134 Fahrenheit

Com

posi

tion a

nd

Appeara

nceGas giantLiquid chemicals

Flat because of fast rotationVisible ringsCloudsInternal: hydrogen

and helium

Weath

er

CloudsStormsSix sided clouds at polesCould be as stormy as

Jupiter

Rin

gs

Formed by ice and rock1km thickLarge as mountains or

small as dustMost complicated of

all planetsMoons orbit ringsSome moons orbit in gaps

to keep them clear

Moons

Volcanoes, Craters, Light and darkOver 50 moonsTitanPheobeJanusIapetusRheaEtc.

Wate

r

Possible ice on Enceladus (moon)

Water in bottom layer

of atmosphere

What

would

happen if

a h

um

an t

rave

led

here

?

Couldn’t breathNo solid land to stand

onBe dragged down by

gravityAtmosphere would crush a human

Speci

al

Has moons similar to

earthMost complicated ring

system