Saturn By: Katisha Sargeant Block 1 B

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Saturn By Katisha SargeantBlock 1 B
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General Information
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gt Mass(kg).5.69x1026gtDiameter(km)120660gtDist
ance From Sun(AU)..9.359gtObliquity..26.7gtMean
Temperature(K)..88K
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Rings
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Therings of Saturn are 270,000 km in diameter,
but only a few hundred meters thick. Particles
are centimeters to decameters in size and are
ice there are traces of silicate and carbon
minerals. There four main ring groups and three
more faint,narrow ring groups called divisions.
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Scale Picture
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Saturn the Roman God
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Saturn (Sower) is closely connected with Demeter
(Ceres) and his worship continued at Rome along
with that of Zeus or Jupiter. He was an ancient
Roman god of fertility, especially of
agriculture. He was believed to be the deity who
had introduced agriculture and with it
civilization and government. He carried a sickle
as his symbol. Saturn was worshiped in a winter
festival called the Saturnalia and his name
was/is used for the day of the week, Saturday.
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Saturn Quick Facts
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The gas giant Saturn is the second largest planet
in the solar system after its big brother
Jupiter. Saturn has more than twenty satellites.
The biggest is Titan, the solar systems second
largest moon. Larger than Mercury, it has an
atmosphere denser than that of any other moon in
the Solar System. Like so many other phenomena in
the solar system, the rings of Saturn were first
seen by Galileo. In 1610, he saw two bright spots
on either side of the planet.
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This concludes my project on the planet of
Saturn. I hope that you enjoyed it.