SATURN This is a picture of Saturn Tabatha

SATURN This is a picture of Saturn. Tabatha and Dalia

History • Galileo Galilei discovered Saturn in 1610 in Italy using a telescope. • Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. • Saturn’s symbol is like a ‘h’ but curly.

Galileo Galilei

Solar System • Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. • Saturn is the second gas giant. • Saturn is 840 -940 million miles from the Sun. • Saturn’s orbital period is 10, 747 earth days. • Saturn’s rotation period is 0. 45 earth days.

Moons These are Saturn’s biggest moons. • Saturn has 53 moons and 9 unofficial moons. • Some of Saturn’s moons are Titan, Atlas, Calypso, Dione, Enceladus, Phobe, Hyperion, Iapetus, Janus, Mimas, and Tethys.

Planet appearance • Saturn is a yellowish color, has some rings, has a small rocky core, and has a red oval cloud. • Saturn is made up of gases.

Rings Saturn’s rings. • Saturn’s rings are the brightest and the largest in the solar system. • Saturn has 7 main rings that are lettered A -G. • Saturn’s rings are made of specks and chunks of water, ice, and some dust & rocks.

Exploration This one of the many probes that have visited Saturn. • Pioneer 10 is the first probe to study Saturn in 1979. • Voyager 1 explored Saturn on November 13, 1980.

Interesting Facts This is Saturn with its symbol next to it. • Saturn’s wind speed is up to 800 kilometers per hour. • Saturn is very dense, it is the only planet that could float in water. • Saturn’s coldest is -220 degrees Fahrenheit. • Saturn is 9. 5 AU (astronaut units) from the Sun.