Skiing on Saturn!
By: Katie Hurley
Are you ready to ski?
Come get away from the summer heat this July to go skiing on the planet Saturn! Have you ever been skiing in -270 degrees fahrenheit? Well now you can. Remember to wear warm cloths and extra layers!
Event Information
Saturn skiing
830.1 million miles away from earth.
When?
Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 11:30 AM
Where?
Saturn
Agenda
11:30-12:00 Gathering
12:00-1:30 Slopes open for use
1:30- 2:00 Cafeteria opens for lunch
2:00-4:00 Slopes reopen
4:00 Departure for Earth
Skiing on the planet's surface
One of the many ski slopes
After Saturn's day length
Additional information (Facts)
- From Saturn you can see the seven flat rings, made primarily of ice, that surround the planet.
- Saturns day length is 10 hours and 39 minutes
- It's the second largest planet, after Jupiter
- It's atmosphere is made up of 75% hydrogen, 25% helium, and other traces of ice, water, and methane
- Saturn's radius is 36, 184 miles
- Has the lowest density of all the planets.
- A object that weights a 100 pounds on earth would weight 116 on Saturn.
- One of Saturn's moons, titans is larger that the planet Mercury
Other events on Saturn
April 28 - Saturn will be at its closest approach to Earth and its face will be illuminated by the Sun. This is the best time to view Saturn and its moons. A medium-sized telescope will allow you to see Saturn's rings and some of its brightest moons.