Solar System/Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is the second largest planet (after Jupiter), with a diameter of 120536 kilometers (9.4 times that of Earth). Saturn is known for its spectacular rings, which can be clearly seen with a home telescope of modest size. Saturn is one of the four gas giants. Even though Saturn is much more massive than Earth, if it had a solid surface and you stood on it you would weigh only 6% more than you do on Earth. This is because you would be standing much farther from the center of the planet than you do on Earth.
OrbitEdit
Saturn orbits the Sun in 29.46 Earth-years, with an orbital eccentricity of 0.05 and an average distance from the Sun of 9.54 AU (Earth-Sun distances).
RotationEdit
Saturn rotates prograde (in the direction of its path around the Sun) once every 10 hours 14 minutes, with an axial tilt of 25.33°.
Physical characteristicsEdit
Saturn is the only planet that is less dense than water—in fact its density is just 0.69 that of water.
RegionsEdit
AtmosphereEdit
Clouds and windsEdit
SpotsEdit
VorticesEdit
Internal structureEdit
Magnetic fieldEdit
MagnetosphereEdit
RingsEdit
The most beautiful planetary systemEdit
The discovery Of Saturn's ringsEdit
Composition of the ringsEdit
The origin of the ringsEdit
The shepherd satellitesEdit
"Spokes" or radial formationsEdit
SatellitesEdit
TitanEdit
Titan is the second largest moon in the solar system and has a diameter over 5% greater than that of the planet Mercury. It is the only planetary moon that has a thick atmosphere made of nitrogen. Titan has lakes made of liquid methane.
By 7.8 billion years in the future, when Sun will become a red giant star, Titan will become habitable.
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Titan in true color.
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Haze from the atmosphere of Titan.
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Image from the surface of Titan, taken by the probe Huygens.
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Diagram of Titan.
MimasEdit
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Mimas
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Crater on Mimas
EnceladusEdit
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Enceladus
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Close up
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Terrain close up
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Plumes of Enceladus
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Orbit of Enceladus
TethysEdit
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Tethys
