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Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun in our solar system, it is also the second largest planet, Saturn is well known for its beautiful rings.  Saturn looks like it has one big ring around it, but really there are seven ring groups which are filled with thousands of smaller rings. These rings are made of billions of pieces of dust, rocks and ice. Some of these particles are as small as a grain of salt while others can be as big as houses! //How did Saturn get its name?// The romans who named Saturn knew of seven bright objects in the sky the sun, the moon, and the five brightest planets. The planets were named after their five most important gods. Saturn was named after the Roman God of Agriculture.

//How Many Moons does Saturn have?// Saturn has a total of 60 known moons, most were only discovered in the last few years. 52 of the 60 moons have official names. Saturn does not have the most ammount of moons, Jupiter does with a total of 63 known moons.

Most of Saturns moons are tiny, just 2-3 km across, but Saturn does have some large moons, including the second largest moon in the Solar System - Titan.



What Colour is Saturn? Planets get their colours from what they are made of and how their surfaces or atmospheres reflect and absorb the sunlight. Saturn is a giant gas planet with an outer atmosphere that is mostly Hydrogen and Hellium, Its atmosphere has traces of ammonia, phosphine, water vapor, and hydrocarbons which gives it a yellowish-brown colour.

Why cant we live on Saturn? The air is not breathable because it has methane and ammonia which is deadly. There is also no food, or water, and also because of the temperature [-300’F.] How far away is Saturn from Earth and how long would it take to get there? Saturn is 500 miles away from Earth, If you were travelling at the speed of light it would take around an hour but if it wasnt at the speed of light it would take about 7years. What is Saturn made of? Saturn is mainly made of Hydrogen, heliem and alot of gas. __ Resources- __



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