Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet in our solar system and is the second largest planet. The only planet larger then Saturn is Jupiter. Saturn is commonly noted for its phenomenal system of rings surrounding this gaseous planet. It is also one of the outer planets. Saturn's period of rotation is approximately ten and a half-hours in Earth hours. Saturn takes about 13 and a half-hours less than Earth to rotate. It takes Saturn about 30 years to make revolution around the sun. That is 29 years more than Earth. If we lived on Saturn we would die around the age of three! Saturn's atmosphere is made of two main gases; hydrogen (88%) and helium (11%). The different color gases produce belts of streak-like swirls surrounding the planet. The swirls are series of storms on the planet's surface. It also contains traces of methane, ammonia, ammonia crystals, and other gases like ethane, acetylene, and phosphine. Obviously, this planet is made of gases. Saturn's atmosphere has nothing in common !with Earth's atmosphere. Earth's atmosphere contains nitrogen and oxygen. Saturn appears to be a yellowish color from Earth. Saturn can be seen from Earth because it is one of the brightest in the night sky. Saturn's huge size
Rocks make up 40 percent of Dione's surface; Enceladus has a much smoother surface. Saturn gives off three times as much heat as it receives from the sun. MacRae in The Observer's Handbook 1976 of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and a table in Contemporary Astronomy, by Jay m. The core of Saturn is not very large. Its volume would take up about 769 Earth size bodies. Scientists believe that the cause of the ice is from craters by meteorites, or new ice that came up through the core of the planet. The swirls are series of storms on the planet's surface. The outer satellites, Hyperion and Iapetus are made up of the same elements as the inner satellites; water and ice. Dione and Rhea have brilliantly lit up streaks on their surfaces. If we lived on Saturn we would die around the age of three! Saturn's atmosphere is made of two main gases; hydrogen (88%) and helium (11%).
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