SATURN
Its rings are made of chunks of ice and rock that orbit Saturn. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have rings too. One of the largest moons in the solar system belongs to Saturn. It is called Titan.
1.
The sixth planet from the Sun and the second
largest next to Jupiter.
2.
Extensive ring system formed by a thousand
individual rings – appear to contain water ice and dust, ranging in thickness
from 10 to 100 meters and varying in brightness.
3.
Extremely high wind velocity on the surface, up to
1,100 miles per hour at the equator.
4.
Large white spots or clouds seen by astronomers
thought to be interaction of winds banding together to cause storms.
5.
Spins rapidly on its axis (one rotation every 10
hrs. 39 min.), tending to flatten out the poles and cause a bulge at its
equator.
6.
Has at least 18 known naturally occurring
satellites (moons), some orbiting planet within the rings, creating gaps between
them.
7.
Titan is largest moon- second largest in solar
system, larger than Pluto and Mercury
8.
Gas planet with atmosphere composed of mostly
hydrogen (75%) and smaller amounts of helium (25%).
9.
Has the lowest density of any planet in our solar
system. Density so low that it
would float if placed in water.
10.
Most of what we know about Saturn comes from
close-range rendezvous with planet using spacecraft, including Voyager 1 and 2