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You could line up SIX Earths on the Saturn’s rings. |
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet
in the solar system. Saturn was the Roman name for Cronus, the lord of
the Titans in Greek mythology. Saturn is the root of the English word
"Saturday."
Saturn is the farthest planet from Earth visible to the naked human
eye, but it is through a telescope that the planet's most outstanding
features can be seen: Saturn's rings. Although the other gas giants in
the solar system — Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune — also have rings, those
of Saturn are without a doubt the most extraordinary.
Physical characteristics of Saturn
Saturn is a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn is bigenough
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
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