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