Saturn
Today we are going to talk about Saturn and those amazing rings. First we are going to talk about how Saturn got it's name. Let's move on.
How Saturn got it's name
How did Saturn get it's name exactly? Well Saturn got it's name from the Roman god Saturnus. He was also the god of agriculture. Did you know that he was the father of Jupiter? That really surprised me. Saturn got it's own day to Saturday.
How does Saturn compare to other planets?
How does Saturn compare to other planets Scientificmeap? Well Saturn's diameter is 120,536 that huge compared to the other planets (except Jupiter). Saturn has the lowest density so it can practicly float in water. Saturn has many rings unlike the other planets. It also has 7 rings. Sciencemeap: 7 Rings! Scientificmeap: yes 7 rings i just said that. Well let me think... Oh right It's distace from the sun! no other planet will be the same distance as Saturn! It's mass is 5.6846 km. You can fit 764 earths in saturn nicley in the planet. And it is 9,000,000,000 miles away from the sun. Let's move on even farther.
What Does lowest density mean? :?
Well sence Saturn has the lowest density were going to talk about what it means. The lowest density means it's the lightestin the solar system. Saturn can even float in water. Sciencecat: it can! Sciencemeap: Ahhhh you scared me don't do that Sciencecat. Sciencecat: Fine. Sciencmeap: anyway what were we talking about we rudely got disrupted oh right what does lowest density mean... Wait I already told you. Let's move on and sciencecat you go somewhere random or something. Sciencecat: ok.
Rings and atmosphere
Were going to talk about the amazing, awesome and cool rings and the Atmosphere. First were going to talk about the rings. They were discovered in 1655. There are the main rings and the dusty rings. They are really thin. They are made of ice and rock. Now we are going to talk about the atmosphere. Saturn's atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium. It also has traces of acetylene, ammonia, phosphine, and methane. let's move on shall we.
Titan
What makes titan unique? Well titan has rivers of methane. and if it makes one little spark then the whole moon will blow up! It's also the 2nd largest moon in the solar system. It's the only moon that has a atmosphere. The cassini mission landed on the moon to. Titan also has similar things to earth. Moving on...
Intristing facts on Saturn-
- Saturns rings are made of ice and rock
-The first people that saw saturn thought the rings were moons
-Saturn has 62 moons
- and so much more
Links -
http://www.universetoday.com/15418/interesting-facts-about-saturn/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rings_of_Saturn
