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Saturn. By Caroline Cramer. Symbol and Name. Saturn is named for the Roman god of Agriculture. In English Saturn means Saturday. Discovery . Galileo observed Saturn in 1610 In 1659 Christian Huygens figured out the geometry of the rings. Visited by NASA in 1979. Measurements . - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SATURN
BY CA RO L I N
E CRAMER
SYMBOL AND NAME• Saturn is named for
the Roman god of Agriculture.
• • In English Saturn
means Saturday
DISCOVERY • Galileo observed Saturn
in 1610• In 1659 Christian
Huygens figured out the geometry of the rings.
• Visited by NASA in 1979
MEASUREMENTS Distance from the sun (9.54
AU)Distance from earth (8.54 AU) Mass: 5.6832 times 10 26 KgVolume: 8.2713 times 10 14 Km 3
Density: 0.687 g/cm3
ORBIT AND ROTATIONOrbit the sun: 10,759 days
Rotate on it’s axis: 10 hours 13 minutes
GRAVITY AND ATMOSPHERE• Would Saturn float or sink in water?Saturn would float, if there was enough
water, because it is made of mostly gas and it is less dense then water.
• Saturn’s gravity is 91% of earth’s gravity
• Saturn has a thick atmosphere• Made mainly of hydrogen and helium
COMPOSITION AND APPEARANCE• Saturn is a gas giant which means
that it does not have a solid surface.
• Internal composition: rocks and ice
• Appearance: Large, grey/orange,Large circling rings.
RINGS• Made of chunks of rock and
ice• 7 thin rings (169,800 miles
wide, 0.62 thin)• Grey, blue, and greenish• Each ring orbits at a different
speed• In 1659 Christiaan Huygens
discovered the rings
WATER• There are small chunks of water and ice
in the atmosphere.• In 2010 and 2011 a storm churned
water and ice up from within the thick atmosphere
MOONS• 53 moons• Titan is a well known moon• The others are Atlas, Calypso, Dione,
Enceladus, Hyperion, Iapetus, Janus, Mimas, Phobe, Tethys
WEATHER• Cool temperatures (minus 288
degrees Fahrenheit)• Every saturn year (equivalent to 30
Earth years) an enormous storm is produced
• known as the great white spots• First observation of these storms
was in 1876
WHAT IF YOU TRAVELED TO SATURN?• Saturn can not support life• You would not be able to walk
because Saturn is made of gas.• You would freeze because of the
cold temperatures• You would suffocate because
there is no oxygen
COOL FACTS• If Saturn was the size of a
basketball, earth would be a nickel• Saturn spins so quickly on its axis
that the planet flattens itself out into an oblate spheroid. (it looks flat)
• Saturn is the least dense planet in the Solar System
BIBLIOGRAPHYNola Taylor Redd. "Saturn's Temperature: One Cool
Planet." Space.com. Space.com, 14 Nov. 2012. Web. 25 Dec. 2013.
"Mystery of Saturns Great White Spot." Http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/2013/06/mystery-of-saturns-great-white-spot-solved.html. N.p., 24 June 12. Web.
"Solar System Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Overview." Solar System Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Overview. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.
"Saturn:Overview." Olar System Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Overview." Solar System Exploration: Planets: Saturn: Overview. N.p., N.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013. N.p., n.d. Web.
"Nine Planets." The Solar System Tour. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013.