Saturn

Bri Blair
The Jewel of the Solar System
Saturn is huge! It is the second largest planet
Which planet is bigger than Saturn?

This planet has many rings

They are made up of bits of ice, dust and rock

Some of these bits are smaller than grains of sand.

Others are bigger than some of our skyscrapers!
MORE Moons?
Saturn has 62
moons!

This moon below

is Hyperion
Lets travel to Saturn!

How long do you think it would take to travel to Saturn?

How hot or cold does Saturn get?

Since Saturn is tilted, does it have seasons? How long are

they?

Why does Saturn have rings around it?

Here are some answers
It would take at least 2 years and 4 months!
It used to take 6 years but they have gotten faster after 6 tries!

It does not get any warmer than -274F

Saturn has seasons because the planet is tilted

The seasons are much longer! They last about 7 years! Saturn also has
really high winds!

Saturn has rings around it because scientists think that there is

a high gravitational pull that snatches stuff from space.
More facts about Saturn
It takes Saturn almost 30 Earth years to make one
revolution around the sun.
This means a Saturn year is 10,000 days or more.
Makes for a long school year!
Saturn rotates faster than Earth and the day only lasts
10 hours.

You could not visit Saturn because you cannot stand on

Saturn. There is no solid ground! The surface is made of
gases (no oxygen!).
Whats all this talk about aliens?
Aliens are also called extraterrestrials

Do you think there is intelligent life on other planets?

Why?

Just because we have not found evidence, does not

mean there isnt life!