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Saturn
DISTANCE FROM THE SUN
 Its distance from the sun is about 941,070,000
miles (1,514,500,000 kilometers).
 Its farthest point to about1,352,550,000 kilometers.
SIZE COMPARED TO THE SUN

 Saturn fits in the Sun The Sun is about 11.4 times

larger than Saturn.
 So it’s about 1,482 Saturn would fit the sun

Saturn
WHEN WAS IT DISCOVERED/IF IT HAS BEEN
EXPLORED, WHEN?

 The first time that they discovered was 1973.

 The second time that they discovered was 1977.
ATMOSPHERE
 Most scientists believe Saturn is a giant ball of gas
that has no solid surface.
 However, the planet seems to have a hot solid
inner core of iron and rocky material.
 The hydrogen and helium become gaseous near
the planet's surface and merge with its atmosphere,
which consists chiefly of the same two elements..
DIAMETER

 Saturn's diameter at its equator is about120,536

kilometers, almost 10 times that of Earth. (if the
rings included is about 300,000kilometers)
 The planet can be seen from Earth with the
unaided eye, but its rings cannot.
 Saturn was the farthest planet from Earth that the
ancient astronomers knew about
 They named it for the Roman god of agriculture.
REVOLUTION
 Saturn's revolution period is 29.46 Earth years.

Solar System VISA

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Saturn Solar System
Signature: Police
IMMIGRATION

Issue: 00-XXX-0000 Exp:00-XXX-0000

Sex: Gas Giant
Group: Outer Planet
Period of rotation: 29.46 Earth years
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Rotation compared to Earth
 Saturn rotates faster than Earth.
 Saturn rotates 10:14:00.

 Now! Earth is 23:56:04.09* not 24:00:00. *Many

scientists discovered about this. Look at info
about 23:56:04.09 rotation click here.