Who named Saturn-Romans named Saturn
Named it after-A god who seized divine kingship from his
father Uranus & was himself later set aside by Jupiter
Rings-Most spectacular set of rings in the Solar System
Moons-Has 60 moons in addition to its complex ring system
Planet
Nobody really knows who discovered it
• Saturn was known in prehistoric times
Saturn’s Rings
1610 Galileo Galilei-Saw rings (not good enough to identify them)
1655 Christian Huyens-Discovered Saturn surrounded by rings
1675 Giovanni Domenico Cassini-Discovered multiple rings
1859 James Clerk Maxwell- ‘rings’ individual small particles (broken)
•1895-Theory proven correct
Planet
Saturn is composed almost entirely of hydrogen
Abundant element makes up 96% of the planet
3% made of helium And then amounts of other chemicals
Rings
Are ice particles, with some rocks and other debris
Interior
Contains a core of rocky and metal elements
Which sunk down to the center during the planets formation
Conditions
Saturn’s atmosphere similar to Jupiter’s-less interesting to look at
Violent winds whip though the atmosphere at over 1,000mph
Made of…
75%hydrogen & 25%helium w/other traces of substances
Like methane and water ice
Storms
Storms much rare then Jupiter appear
Large violent storms spotted by Hubbell Space Telescope
Giant red spots exist in Saturn
Orbit
Orbit of Saturn lasts 29.7 years
*Saturn completes 1 full revolution around the
sun earth has gone through 30 yrs
Rotation
Different parts of the planet rotate at
different speeds
Asking about what the rotation of Saturn is
depends on which part of the planet your
talking about
Name Country Launch Day Arrival Day
Pioneer 11 USA April 6, September
1973 1, 1979
Voyage 1 USA September November
5, 1977 13, 1980
Voyage 2 USA August 20, August 26,
1977 1981
Cassini USA, ESA, October July ,2004
Italy 13,1997
Orbit-1,429,400,000km (9.54 AU) from sun
Diameter-120,536km (equatorial)
Mass-5.68e26kg
The sixth planet away from the sun
The second largest planet from the Solar System