Saturn. Computer artwork of the planet Saturn casting a shadow onto its rings. The Sun is at upper left. The planet is encircled by its magnificent rings of ice and dust,and coloured bands in its atmosphere reveal the presence of weather systems. Saturn lies almost 1500 million kilometres from the Sun,and orbits every 29.5 years. It is the second-largest planet in the solar system,being 95 times heavier than Earth,and about 120,000 kilometres in diameter. The rings stretch over 270,000 kilometres. Saturn is mostly comprised of hydrogen and helium gas. It has several known rocky moons,the largest of which,Titan,has an atmosphere of its own | |
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