Saturn
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Overview
Saturn is mostly a massive ball of hydrogen and helium. Its very cold. Strong winds and swirling clouds of ammonia in the atmosphere.
Distance from the Sun, Orbit, and length of day/year.
Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun at a distance of about 886 million miles. A year is equal to 29 Earth years. The length of day is 10.7 earth hours. The length of year is 29 Earth years.
Rings/Moons
Saturn has 53 known moons with 9 moons awaiting conformation. So there is 62 moons in total. It also has 7 rings surrounding it.
How Saturn got its name?
The Romans named it after their most important gods. Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. According to the myth, Saturn introduced agriculture to his people by teaching them how to farm the land.
Fascinating Fact
Saturn's largest satellite, Titan, is a bit bigger than the planet Mercury.