Saturn
Facts and Information
Why Saturn?
Saturn was named after the roman god of Agriculture and wealth and the Greek god Cronos who is the father of zeus and jupiter and it is classified as a planet.
Location
It is the sixth planet from the sun and It is 886 miles (1.4 billion km) from the sun the tilt is similar to earth's which means saturn has seasons like earth.
Rotation
It can complete one rotation in just 10.7 hours
Size
36,184 mi and is the second biggest planet right behind jupiter 5.683 × 10^26 kg
Gravity
The gravitational pull is 10.44 m/s².
Orbit
it takes 29 earth years for saturn to orbit the sun and 10,756 days.
Moons
Saturn has 53 confirmed moons orbiting it.
Rings
The rings around saturn are pieces of asteroids, comets and shattered moons and they were discovered in 1659 by Christiaan Huygens.
Could humans survive.
Humans could not survive on saturn due to the high radiation, gravity and temperature
Fun Facts
The planet itself may not be able to support life but some of the moons of saturn could possibly support life.
Discovery of Saturn
My planet was discovered by galileo galilei in 1610 using a telescope.
Atmosphere
like the rest of the planet the atmosphere is made up of hydrogen and helium and is very thin.
Composition
Saturn is made up of mostly hydrogen and helium. it was formed when its gravitational pull combine dust and gas together.
Temperature
The average temperature is minus 178 degrees Fahrenheit which is a ton colder then earth.