Saturn
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Saturn is the second largest gas planet from the Sun. This planet rotates 1,000 miles per hour and the day on Saturn is 10.54 hours long. The elements believed to be on Saturn are sulfur and carbon compounds, and charged particles in the upper atmosphere. This image was shot by by Voyager 2 satellite. |
At the upper top of Saturn's atmosphere has a frigid temperature from -311.8 to -202 degrees Fahrenheit(-191 to -130 degrees Celsius). The inner layer has Helium and the dotted blue is liquid Hydrogen. The outer layer is produced in to Hydrogen gas. |
Saturn has an outer ring that separated ring B called the Cassini Division. Ring B is very bright than ring A. The dark bands on the ring B have 12,427 miles long, if you think about it, it's as long as the diameter of Earth. Both rings consist frozen dust particles. |
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Scientists sent 9 Voyager probes to Saturn. The Voyager probe found the existence of Saturn's seventh ring. Scientists also found that the planet's rings are made up of ringlets. |
Dione is one of Saturn's moons that is 50,500 miles farther from Saturn. Dione has a very rocky core and is denser than most of Saturn's satellites. |
Saturn's atmosphere has clear evidence from Voyager 2 spacecraft that massive jet streams blow both east to west within the colorful cloud bands. Scientists detected the planet's Great White Spot that occurs on Saturn's atmosphere every 29 to 30 hours. Within the Great White Spot reveals that there are thunderstorms and hurricanes. |
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Saturn has 9 moons, but one of the 9 moons are Enceladus that is 311 miles across. Enceladus is made up of water ice. This moon is about the half the size of Texas. |
In 1610, Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei built his telescope. The first planet he pointed out was Saturn. Galileo called this planet the triplet bodies planet. |