{"id":8084,"date":"2024-02-07T17:27:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-07T17:27:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edustemlab.com\/posts\/?p=8084"},"modified":"2024-02-08T18:36:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T18:36:37","slug":"planet-in-our-solar-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edustemlab.com\/posts\/index.php\/2024\/02\/07\/planet-in-our-solar-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet in our solar system"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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1. Mercury<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mercury is the closest planet to the sun. It is the 2nd hottest planet in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Venus the 2nd planet. Venus is the hottest in the world .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Earth is the third planet. it has 7 continents Aisa Africa North and South America Antartica Europe and finally Australia. There are many different animals in earth. Such like tigers, chameleons, lions, leopards and toucans. There are different people on earth some are brown[I'm brown] there are also white people. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. The surface of Mars is orange-red because it is covered in iron(III) oxide dust, giving it the nickname \"the Red Planet\".[21][22] Mars hosts many enormous extinct volcanos (such as Olympus Mons, 21.9 km or 13.6 mi tall) and one of the largest canyons in the Solar System (Valles Marineris, 4,000 km or 2,500 mi long). For comparison, Mars's diameter is 6,779 km (4,212 mi). It is classified as a terrestrial planet and is the second smallest of the Solar System's planets.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jupiter, the fifth planet from the sun, is the largest planet in our solar system. After the Moon and Venus, it’s usually the next brightest object in the night sky. This gas giant, made mostly of hydrogen and helium, is easily recognized by its alternating dark belts and light zones as well as the Great Red Spot, a storm larger than the Earth.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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6. Saturn<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This article is about the planet. For the deity, see\u00a0Saturn (mythology)<\/a>. For other uses, see\u00a0Saturn (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Saturn<\/caption>\n
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Pictured in natural color approaching\u00a0equinox<\/a>, photographed by\u00a0Cassini<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in July 2008; the dot in the bottom left corner is\u00a0Titan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Designations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pronunciation<\/th>\n\/\u02c8<\/span>s<\/span>\u00e6<\/span>t<\/span>\u0259r<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u24d8<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saturn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjectives<\/a><\/th>\nSaturnian\u00a0\/s<\/span>\u0259<\/span>\u02c8<\/span>t<\/span>\u025c\u02d0r<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>,[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Cronian[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/ Kronian[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/\u02c8<\/span>k<\/span>r<\/span>o\u028a<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Symbol<\/a><\/th>\n\"\u2644\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orbital characteristics<\/a>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Epoch<\/a>\u00a0J2000.0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aphelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,514.50\u00a0million\u00a0km (10.1238\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perihelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,352.55\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.0412\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Eccentricity<\/a><\/th>\n0.0565<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Known\u00a0satellites<\/a><\/th>\n146<\/a>\u00a0with formal designations; innumerable additional\u00a0moonlets<\/a>.[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mean radius<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
58,232\u00a0km (36,184\u00a0mi)[a]<\/a><\/sup>
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0.1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n88 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n97 K[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n151 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saturn<\/b>\u00a0is the sixth\u00a0planet<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Sun<\/a>\u00a0and the second-largest in the\u00a0Solar System<\/a>, after\u00a0Jupiter<\/a>. It is a\u00a0gas giant<\/a>\u00a0with an average radius of about nine-and-a-half times that of\u00a0Earth<\/a>.[26]<\/a><\/sup>[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.[28]<\/a><\/sup>[29]<\/a><\/sup>[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0However, even though Saturn is nearly the size of Jupiter, Saturn has less than one-third of Jupiter’s mass.<\/p>\n

Saturn’s interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of\u00a0metallic<\/a>This article is about the planet. For the deity, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (mythology)<\/a>. For other uses, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sixth planet” redirects here. For other systems of numbering planets, see\u00a0Planet \u00a7\u00a0History<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Saturn<\/caption>\n
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Pictured in natural color approaching\u00a0equinox<\/a>, photographed by\u00a0Cassini<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in July 2008; the dot in the bottom left corner is\u00a0Titan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Designations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pronunciation<\/th>\n\/\u02c8<\/span>s<\/span>\u00e6<\/span>t<\/span>\u0259r<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u24d8<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Saturn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjectives<\/a><\/th>\nSaturnian\u00a0\/s<\/span>\u0259<\/span>\u02c8<\/span>t<\/span>\u025c\u02d0r<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>,[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Cronian[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/ Kronian[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/\u02c8<\/span>k<\/span>r<\/span>o\u028a<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Symbol<\/a><\/th>\n\"\u2644\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orbital characteristics<\/a>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Epoch<\/a>\u00a0J2000.0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aphelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,514.50\u00a0million\u00a0km (10.1238\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perihelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,352.55\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.0412\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1,433.53\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.5826\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eccentricity<\/a><\/th>\n0.0565<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n2032-Nov-29[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n339.392\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Known\u00a0satellites<\/a><\/th>\n146<\/a>\u00a0with formal designations; innumerable additional\u00a0moonlets<\/a>.[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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58,232\u00a0km (36,184\u00a0mi)[a]<\/a><\/sup>
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\n35.5\u00a0km\/s (22.1\u00a0mi\/s)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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10.5433 hours,[16]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a010 h 39 m;
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\n10h<\/sup>\u00a033m<\/sup>\u00a038s<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0+\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a052s<\/sup><\/span><\/span>
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Surface\u00a0temp.<\/a><\/th>\nmin<\/th>\nmean<\/th>\nmax<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n134 K<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n88 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n97 K[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n151 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22120.55[23]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0to +1.17[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22129.7[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n14.5\u2033 to 20.1\u2033 (excludes rings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atmosphere[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n140\u00a0kPa[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n59.5\u00a0km (37.0\u00a0mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composition by volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Saturn<\/b>\u00a0is the sixth\u00a0planet<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Sun<\/a>\u00a0and the second-largest in the\u00a0Solar System<\/a>, after\u00a0Jupiter<\/a>. It is a\u00a0gas giant<\/a>\u00a0with an average radius of about nine-and-a-half times that of\u00a0Earth<\/a>.[26]<\/a><\/sup>[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.[28]<\/a><\/sup>[29]<\/a><\/sup>[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0However, even though Saturn is nearly the size of Jupiter, Saturn has less than one-third of Jupiter’s mass.<\/p>\n

Saturn’s interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of\u00a0metallic<\/a>This article is about the planet. For the deity, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (mythology)<\/a>. For other uses, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sixth planet” redirects here. For other systems of numbering planets, see\u00a0Planet \u00a7\u00a0History<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Saturn<\/caption>\n
<\/a>\n
Pictured in natural color approaching\u00a0equinox<\/a>, photographed by\u00a0Cassini<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in July 2008; the dot in the bottom left corner is\u00a0Titan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Designations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pronunciation<\/th>\n\/\u02c8<\/span>s<\/span>\u00e6<\/span>t<\/span>\u0259r<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u24d8<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Named after<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
Saturn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjectives<\/a><\/th>\nSaturnian\u00a0\/s<\/span>\u0259<\/span>\u02c8<\/span>t<\/span>\u025c\u02d0r<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>,[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Cronian[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/ Kronian[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/\u02c8<\/span>k<\/span>r<\/span>o\u028a<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Symbol<\/a><\/th>\n\"\u2644\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orbital characteristics<\/a>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Epoch<\/a>\u00a0J2000.0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aphelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,514.50\u00a0million\u00a0km (10.1238\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perihelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,352.55\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.0412\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1,433.53\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.5826\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eccentricity<\/a><\/th>\n0.0565<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n378.09 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n9.68\u00a0km\/s (6.01\u00a0mi\/s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n317.020\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inclination<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n113.665\u00b0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n2032-Nov-29[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n339.392\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Known\u00a0satellites<\/a><\/th>\n146<\/a>\u00a0with formal designations; innumerable additional\u00a0moonlets<\/a>.[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Physical characteristics[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Mean radius<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
58,232\u00a0km (36,184\u00a0mi)[a]<\/a><\/sup>
9.1402\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Flattening<\/a><\/th>\n0.09796<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Circumference<\/th>\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
Mass<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
    \n
  • 5.6834\u00d7<\/span>1026<\/sup>\u00a0kg<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 95.159\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n0.687\u00a0g<\/a>\/cm3<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0(0.0248\u00a0lb\/cu\u00a0in<\/a>)[b]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0(less than water)<\/span>
0.1246<\/span>\u00a0Earths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n0.22<\/span>[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n35.5\u00a0km\/s (22.1\u00a0mi\/s)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10 h 32 m 36 s;
10.5433 hours,[16]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a010 h 39 m;
10.7 hours[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10h<\/sup>\u00a033m<\/sup>\u00a038s<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0+\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a052s<\/sup><\/span><\/span>
\u2212\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a019s<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2009<\/span>[17]<\/a><\/sup>[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Equatorial rotation\u00a0velocity<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
9.87\u00a0km\/s (6.13\u00a0mi\/s; 35,500\u00a0km\/h)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n26.73\u00b0\u00a0(to orbit)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n40.589\u00b0;\u00a02h<\/sup>\u00a042m<\/sup>\u00a021s<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n83.537\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albedo<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Surface\u00a0temp.<\/a><\/th>\nmin<\/th>\nmean<\/th>\nmax<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n134 K<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n88 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n97 K[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n151 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22120.55[23]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0to +1.17[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22129.7[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n14.5\u2033 to 20.1\u2033 (excludes rings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atmosphere[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n140\u00a0kPa[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n59.5\u00a0km (37.0\u00a0mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composition by volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Saturn<\/b>\u00a0is the sixth\u00a0planet<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Sun<\/a>\u00a0and the second-largest in the\u00a0Solar System<\/a>, after\u00a0Jupiter<\/a>. It is a\u00a0gas giant<\/a>\u00a0with an average radius of about nine-and-a-half times that of\u00a0Earth<\/a>.[26]<\/a><\/sup>[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.[28]<\/a><\/sup>[29]<\/a><\/sup>[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0However, even though Saturn is nearly the size of Jupiter, Saturn has less than one-third of Jupiter’s mass.<\/p>\n

Saturn’s interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of\u00a0metallic<\/a>This article is about the planet. For the deity, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (mythology)<\/a>. For other uses, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sixth planet” redirects here. For other systems of numbering planets, see\u00a0Planet \u00a7\u00a0History<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Saturn<\/caption>\n
<\/a>\n
Pictured in natural color approaching\u00a0equinox<\/a>, photographed by\u00a0Cassini<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in July 2008; the dot in the bottom left corner is\u00a0Titan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Designations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pronunciation<\/th>\n\/\u02c8<\/span>s<\/span>\u00e6<\/span>t<\/span>\u0259r<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u24d8<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Named after<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
Saturn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjectives<\/a><\/th>\nSaturnian\u00a0\/s<\/span>\u0259<\/span>\u02c8<\/span>t<\/span>\u025c\u02d0r<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>,[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Cronian[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/ Kronian[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/\u02c8<\/span>k<\/span>r<\/span>o\u028a<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Symbol<\/a><\/th>\n\"\u2644\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orbital characteristics<\/a>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Epoch<\/a>\u00a0J2000.0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aphelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,514.50\u00a0million\u00a0km (10.1238\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perihelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,352.55\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.0412\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1,433.53\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.5826\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eccentricity<\/a><\/th>\n0.0565<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n378.09 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n9.68\u00a0km\/s (6.01\u00a0mi\/s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n317.020\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inclination<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n113.665\u00b0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n2032-Nov-29[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n339.392\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Known\u00a0satellites<\/a><\/th>\n146<\/a>\u00a0with formal designations; innumerable additional\u00a0moonlets<\/a>.[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Physical characteristics[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Mean radius<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
58,232\u00a0km (36,184\u00a0mi)[a]<\/a><\/sup>
9.1402\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Flattening<\/a><\/th>\n0.09796<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Circumference<\/th>\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
Mass<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
    \n
  • 5.6834\u00d7<\/span>1026<\/sup>\u00a0kg<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 95.159\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n0.687\u00a0g<\/a>\/cm3<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0(0.0248\u00a0lb\/cu\u00a0in<\/a>)[b]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0(less than water)<\/span>
0.1246<\/span>\u00a0Earths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n0.22<\/span>[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n35.5\u00a0km\/s (22.1\u00a0mi\/s)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10 h 32 m 36 s;
10.5433 hours,[16]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a010 h 39 m;
10.7 hours[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10h<\/sup>\u00a033m<\/sup>\u00a038s<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0+\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a052s<\/sup><\/span><\/span>
\u2212\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a019s<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2009<\/span>[17]<\/a><\/sup>[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Equatorial rotation\u00a0velocity<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
9.87\u00a0km\/s (6.13\u00a0mi\/s; 35,500\u00a0km\/h)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n26.73\u00b0\u00a0(to orbit)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n40.589\u00b0;\u00a02h<\/sup>\u00a042m<\/sup>\u00a021s<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n83.537\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albedo<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Surface\u00a0temp.<\/a><\/th>\nmin<\/th>\nmean<\/th>\nmax<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n134 K<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n88 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n97 K[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n151 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22120.55[23]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0to +1.17[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22129.7[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n14.5\u2033 to 20.1\u2033 (excludes rings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atmosphere[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n140\u00a0kPa[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n59.5\u00a0km (37.0\u00a0mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composition by volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n
\u00a0<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Saturn<\/b>\u00a0is the sixth\u00a0planet<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Sun<\/a>\u00a0and the second-largest in the\u00a0Solar System<\/a>, after\u00a0Jupiter<\/a>. It is a\u00a0gas giant<\/a>\u00a0with an average radius of about nine-and-a-half times that of\u00a0Earth<\/a>.[26]<\/a><\/sup>[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.[28]<\/a><\/sup>[29]<\/a><\/sup>[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0However, even though Saturn is nearly the size of Jupiter, Saturn has less than one-third of Jupiter’s mass.<\/p>\n

Saturn’s interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of\u00a0metallic<\/a>This article is about the planet. For the deity, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (mythology)<\/a>. For other uses, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sixth planet” redirects here. For other systems of numbering planets, see\u00a0Planet \u00a7\u00a0History<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Saturn<\/caption>\n
<\/a>\n
Pictured in natural color approaching\u00a0equinox<\/a>, photographed by\u00a0Cassini<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in July 2008; the dot in the bottom left corner is\u00a0Titan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Designations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pronunciation<\/th>\n\/\u02c8<\/span>s<\/span>\u00e6<\/span>t<\/span>\u0259r<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u24d8<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Named after<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
Saturn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjectives<\/a><\/th>\nSaturnian\u00a0\/s<\/span>\u0259<\/span>\u02c8<\/span>t<\/span>\u025c\u02d0r<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>,[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Cronian[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/ Kronian[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/\u02c8<\/span>k<\/span>r<\/span>o\u028a<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Symbol<\/a><\/th>\n\"\u2644\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orbital characteristics<\/a>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Epoch<\/a>\u00a0J2000.0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aphelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,514.50\u00a0million\u00a0km (10.1238\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perihelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,352.55\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.0412\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1,433.53\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.5826\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eccentricity<\/a><\/th>\n0.0565<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n378.09 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n9.68\u00a0km\/s (6.01\u00a0mi\/s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n317.020\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inclination<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
\n113.665\u00b0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n2032-Nov-29[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n339.392\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Known\u00a0satellites<\/a><\/th>\n146<\/a>\u00a0with formal designations; innumerable additional\u00a0moonlets<\/a>.[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Physical characteristics[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Mean radius<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
58,232\u00a0km (36,184\u00a0mi)[a]<\/a><\/sup>
9.1402\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Flattening<\/a><\/th>\n0.09796<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Circumference<\/th>\n\n
\n
\n\n
\n
Volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
Mass<\/a><\/th>\n\n
\n
    \n
  • 5.6834\u00d7<\/span>1026<\/sup>\u00a0kg<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 95.159\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n0.687\u00a0g<\/a>\/cm3<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0(0.0248\u00a0lb\/cu\u00a0in<\/a>)[b]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0(less than water)<\/span>
0.1246<\/span>\u00a0Earths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\n
\n
\n0.22<\/span>[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n35.5\u00a0km\/s (22.1\u00a0mi\/s)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10 h 32 m 36 s;
10.5433 hours,[16]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a010 h 39 m;
10.7 hours[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10h<\/sup>\u00a033m<\/sup>\u00a038s<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0+\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a052s<\/sup><\/span><\/span>
\u2212\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a019s<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2009<\/span>[17]<\/a><\/sup>[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Equatorial rotation\u00a0velocity<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
9.87\u00a0km\/s (6.13\u00a0mi\/s; 35,500\u00a0km\/h)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n26.73\u00b0\u00a0(to orbit)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n40.589\u00b0;\u00a02h<\/sup>\u00a042m<\/sup>\u00a021s<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n83.537\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Albedo<\/a><\/th>\n\n
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Surface\u00a0temp.<\/a><\/th>\nmin<\/th>\nmean<\/th>\nmax<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n134 K<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n88 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n97 K[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n151 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22120.55[23]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0to +1.17[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22129.7[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n14.5\u2033 to 20.1\u2033 (excludes rings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atmosphere[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n140\u00a0kPa[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n59.5\u00a0km (37.0\u00a0mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composition by volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
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Saturn<\/b>\u00a0is the sixth\u00a0planet<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Sun<\/a>\u00a0and the second-largest in the\u00a0Solar System<\/a>, after\u00a0Jupiter<\/a>. It is a\u00a0gas giant<\/a>\u00a0with an average radius of about nine-and-a-half times that of\u00a0Earth<\/a>.[26]<\/a><\/sup>[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.[28]<\/a><\/sup>[29]<\/a><\/sup>[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0However, even though Saturn is nearly the size of Jupiter, Saturn has less than one-third of Jupiter’s mass.<\/p>\n

Saturn’s interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of\u00a0metallic<\/a>This article is about the planet. For the deity, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (mythology)<\/a>. For other uses, see<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Saturn (disambiguation)<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sixth planet” redirects here. For other systems of numbering planets, see\u00a0Planet \u00a7\u00a0History<\/a>.<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Saturn<\/caption>\n
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Pictured in natural color approaching\u00a0equinox<\/a>, photographed by\u00a0Cassini<\/a><\/i>\u00a0in July 2008; the dot in the bottom left corner is\u00a0Titan<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Designations<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pronunciation<\/th>\n\/\u02c8<\/span>s<\/span>\u00e6<\/span>t<\/span>\u0259r<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u24d8<\/a><\/sup><\/span><\/span>[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Named after<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
Saturn<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adjectives<\/a><\/th>\nSaturnian\u00a0\/s<\/span>\u0259<\/span>\u02c8<\/span>t<\/span>\u025c\u02d0r<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>,[2]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0Cronian[3]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/ Kronian[4]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0\/\u02c8<\/span>k<\/span>r<\/span>o\u028a<\/span>n<\/span>i<\/span>\u0259<\/span>n<\/span><\/span>\/<\/a><\/span><\/span>[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Symbol<\/a><\/th>\n\"\u2644\"<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orbital characteristics<\/a>[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Epoch<\/a>\u00a0J2000.0<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Aphelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,514.50\u00a0million\u00a0km (10.1238\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Perihelion<\/a><\/th>\n1,352.55\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.0412\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n1,433.53\u00a0million\u00a0km (9.5826\u00a0AU)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eccentricity<\/a><\/th>\n0.0565<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n378.09 days<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n9.68\u00a0km\/s (6.01\u00a0mi\/s)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n317.020\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inclination<\/a><\/th>\n\n
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\n113.665\u00b0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n2032-Nov-29[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n339.392\u00b0<\/span>[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Known\u00a0satellites<\/a><\/th>\n146<\/a>\u00a0with formal designations; innumerable additional\u00a0moonlets<\/a>.[11]<\/a><\/sup>[12]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/span>Physical characteristics[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mean radius<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
58,232\u00a0km (36,184\u00a0mi)[a]<\/a><\/sup>
9.1402\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Flattening<\/a><\/th>\n0.09796<\/span><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Mass<\/a><\/th>\n\n
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  • 5.6834\u00d7<\/span>1026<\/sup>\u00a0kg<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 95.159\u00a0Earths<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n0.687\u00a0g<\/a>\/cm3<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0(0.0248\u00a0lb\/cu\u00a0in<\/a>)[b]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0(less than water)<\/span>
0.1246<\/span>\u00a0Earths<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\n0.22<\/span>[15]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n35.5\u00a0km\/s (22.1\u00a0mi\/s)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10 h 32 m 36 s;
10.5433 hours,[16]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a010 h 39 m;
10.7 hours[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n10h<\/sup>\u00a033m<\/sup>\u00a038s<\/sup><\/span>\u00a0+\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a052s<\/sup><\/span><\/span>
\u2212\u00a01m<\/sup>\u00a019s<\/sup><\/span><\/span><\/span>\u2009<\/span>[17]<\/a><\/sup>[18]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Equatorial rotation\u00a0velocity<\/div>\n<\/th>\n
9.87\u00a0km\/s (6.13\u00a0mi\/s; 35,500\u00a0km\/h)[a]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n26.73\u00b0\u00a0(to orbit)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n40.589\u00b0;\u00a02h<\/sup>\u00a042m<\/sup>\u00a021s<\/sup><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n83.537\u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Surface\u00a0temp.<\/a><\/th>\nmin<\/th>\nmean<\/th>\nmax<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n134 K<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
0.1\u00a0bar<\/a><\/th>\n88 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n97 K[22]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n151 K[21]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22120.55[23]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0to +1.17[23]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n\u22129.7[24]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n14.5\u2033 to 20.1\u2033 (excludes rings)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atmosphere[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
\n140\u00a0kPa[25]<\/a><\/sup><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n59.5\u00a0km (37.0\u00a0mi)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Composition by volume<\/a><\/th>\n\n
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Saturn<\/b>\u00a0is the sixth\u00a0planet<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0Sun<\/a>\u00a0and the second-largest in the\u00a0Solar System<\/a>, after\u00a0Jupiter<\/a>. It is a\u00a0gas giant<\/a>\u00a0with an average radius of about nine-and-a-half times that of\u00a0Earth<\/a>.[26]<\/a><\/sup>[27]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.[28]<\/a><\/sup>[29]<\/a><\/sup>[30]<\/a><\/sup>\u00a0However, even though Saturn is nearly the size of Jupiter, Saturn has less than one-third of Jupiter’s mass.<\/p>\n

Saturn’s interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of\u00a0metallic<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. It has the third-largest radius of all the planets. It has 13 faint rings and 27 small moons. But a characteristic that sets Uranus apart: It spins on its side as it orbits the sun. That trip takes about 84 Earth years.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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