Saturn

Planet Profile:

Equator Diameter:

120,536 km

Orbit Distance:

1,426,666,422 km (9.54 AU)

Orbit Peroid:

10,756 days (29.5 years)

Mass:

5.68 × 10^26 kg (95 Earths)

Effective Temp:

-178 °C

First Recorded:

8th century BC

Quick Facts:

• Saturn has the most extensive rings in the solar system
• Saturn is a gas giant, like Jupiter
• Saturn can be seen with the naked eye
• Saturn is the flattest planet, this is due to its low density and fast rotation
• Saturn is made mostly of hydrogen
• Saturn has 150 moons and smaller moonlets.

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