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SATURN
Sixth Planet from the Sun
Equatorial Diameter
120,536 km
Rotation Period
10.7 hours
Orbital Period
29.46 Earth years
Number of Moons
146 (confirmed)
Ring System Width
~282,000 km
Average Temperature
-178°C
Atmosphere
96.3% Hydrogen
Density
0.687 g/cm³
The Most Spectacular Ring System
Saturn’s rings are composed of billions of ice particles, rock fragments, and dust.
Major Moons
Io
Most volcanically active body in the Solar System
Europa
Icy moon with a suspected subsurface ocean
Ganymede
Largest moon in the Solar System
Callisto
Heavily cratered ancient surface
Titan
Thick atmosphere and liquid methane lakes
Rhea
Second largest moon of Saturn
Dione
Bright ice cliffs and possible cryovolcanoes