Planets

The Planet Saturn

By Genevieve Mullins

Saturn’s Location

• There are nine planets in our Solar System.

• Saturn is the 6th planet from the Sun.

Size of Saturn• Saturn is the second largest planet in the

Solar System.

• It is 74,130 miles around Saturn’s equator.

• This graph shows a comparison between all the planets. Showing Saturn’s low density.

Saturn’s Rotation

• A day on the planet Saturn is only 10 hours and 39 minutes.

• Because of Saturn’s fast rotation, the planet is visibly flattened at the poles.

• It takes 29.5 Earth years to revolve about the Sun.

Interesting Facts about Saturn

• The Great White Spot is a storm that goes completely around the planet.

• Saturn has extreme winds, up to 1,100 miles per hour.

More Facts About Saturn

• Saturn is considered to be a Gas Giant because it is composed mostly of hydrogen and helium.

• Saturn has the lowest density of all the planets - it is light!!!

Saturn’s Rings• Saturn is well known for it’s ring system.

There are hundreds of thousands of rings making up Saturn’s ring system. Each ring is made up mostly of ice crystals.

• To view video of the rings, click on the picture

The Many Moons of Saturn

More on Saturn’s Satellites and Moons

• Saturn has 19 satellites and 3 moons.

• Saturn’s largest moon is Titan.– Titan is the second largest of all moons.

Space Joke

• Since Saturn has such low density, if you had a bathtub large enough to fit Saturn, the planet would float.

• Why would you not want to put the planet Saturn in a bathtub?

Because it would leave a ring!!!

Comprehension Questions:

• In our Solar System, Saturn is planet number _______ ?

• How long is a day on Saturn?• Is a Saturn day longer or shorter than an earth day?• Why is Saturn slightly flattened?• Saturn is well-known for it’s ____________

system.• How many moons does Saturn have?

Works Cited

• http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/nineplanets/nineplanets/saturn.html

• http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr161/lect/saturn/rings.html

• http://www.solarviews.com/eng/saturn.htm

• www.solarviews.com/eng/saturn.htm