10 facts about Saturn
1. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System and the sixth planet from the Sun. It is more than 800 times larger than Earth.
2. Saturn makes one revolution about the Sun in 29.42 Earth years.
3. Galileo discovered this planet in 1610. Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture. Saturn was the father of Jupiter (the king of the Roman gods).
4. Total system Saturn has 18 satellites. Perhaps there are more, in fact, but this is very little education. Saturn is also the only planet that has a satellite (Titan) with a dense atmosphere.
5. On the planet across the strongest winds in our Solar System. Machines recorded air speed of 500 meters per second. The strongest winds are found near the equator. They speed up to 1100 km/h.
6. Saturn’s atmosphere is primarily composed of hydrogen (91%), with small amounts of helium and methane.
7. Saturn is the only planet of the Solar System that is less dense than water.
8. Saturn is well known for its beautiful system of rings, which are composed of millions of particles and large chunks of ice and snow.
9. Saturn has a powerful magnetic field.
10. The equatorial diameter of Saturn is around 75000 miles (120000 kilometers).
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