Know anything about Saturn (the planet)?
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Saturn: The planet Saturn was named after the Roman god of agriculture and the harvest. Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system (Jupiter is the largest). The planet Saturn is less dense than water - it will float on water. \nFacts:\n\nDiameter: 120,536 km, 9.4 Earth diameters \n\nAverage Distance from Sun: 1.427 billion km, 9.53 AU (astronomical units) \n\nLength of Day: 10 hours 40 minutes \n\nLength of Year: 29.46 Earth Years \n\nNumber of natural satellites: 30 \n\nPlanetary ring system: Yes \n\nAverage temperature: ~134 K (-139 C) Atmospheric composition: Mostly hydrogen and helium. \n\nEccentricity of orbit 0.053\n\nInclination of equator to orbit 26.73°\n\nInclination of orbit to ecliptic 2.48 ° \nGalileo was the first to see Saturn in 1610 through a telescope. 1655- Christian Huygens (Dutch) used a better telescope and suggested that it was surrounded by a thin-flattened ring. Edge on almost impossible to see. Later on discovered that the rings were really system of rings. 1675 Domenico Cassini discovered a dark division in the rings. The Cassini division is a gap about 4500 km wide that separates the outer A ring from the brighter B ring. 1838- Johann Franz Encke discovered a 270 km wide division in the outer A ring\n\nA, B, & C rings are not uniform but consist of hundred upon hundred of closely space bands or ringlets. This is a picture of the F-ring about 100 km wide. Narrowness is due to the gravitational forces exerted by 2 small satellites\n \n\nRings\n\n \n\nThe storm is the white arrowhead shape in the middle of Saturn - pointing to the right. The diameter of this storm is about the diameter of the Earth. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe beautiful blue in the photograph is caused by the multiple pictures that have been combined. Blue is not the natural color of Saturn. White in the clouds are white ammonia ice crystals.\nSaturn’s Moons\n1 planet sized satellites\n6 moderate sized satellites\n? tiny satellites\n\nTitan\nA dark cloud band is visible near Titan's north pole, the equator has a wide band of clouds as well. Titan is larger than the planets Mercury and Pluto. The thick haze/atmosphere of Titan. Picture was taken by Voyager 1 in 1980. Titan is the only moon in our solar system with an atmosphere. Titan's atmosphere might even be thicker than the atmosphere of Earth. It consists mainly of nitrogen. \n \n\nTethys: The area on the right hand side of this photo is heavily cratered and brighter/whiter than the rest of Tethys as seen on the left hand side. Tethys has much more craters at the upper half of this picture than at the lower half. The craters at the bottom half were flooded with volcanic lava, making that half smoother. The smallest object you can see on this photograph is about 5 kilometers across.\n\n Tethys\n\n\nRhea: Icy crust. 1600 km in diameter. Along with Iapetus are the largest and most distant from Saturn.\n\n Rhea\n\nMimas: Photograph by Voyager 1 in 1980. Covered with impact craters of all sizes. The largest impact crater on this picture is more than 100 kilometers in diameter. It has a high central peak. \n\n\n Mima\n\nPhoebas: The bright spot in the picture on the left is a mountain. The two bright spots in the photograph on the right are mountain ridges. \n\n\n\n\nJupiter\n\n\nStats\n\nDistance from Sun- 5.203 AU (4.95-5.45AU)\n\nEccentricity of orbit 0.048\n\nOrbital period- 11.86 years\n\nRotational period- equatorial 9 hours 50 min - internal 9 hours 55 min\n\nInclination of equator to orbit 3.12°\n\nInclination of orbit to ecliptic 1.30 °\n\nDiameter 142,984 Km = 11.209 Earth diameters\n\nMass- 1.899 x 1027 = 317.8 Earths\n\nSurface gravity- 2.36\n\nAlbedo- 0.44\n\nAverage temperature -180 °C= -162 °F=165 k\n\nComposition: Largest object in the solar system. Made mostly of lightweight gases. \n\nOpposition: Where and when the best times to see a superior planet. When the planet is on the same side of the sun as Earth. Jupiter is 3x brighter than the brightest st
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It was 63 at the last census. Saturn has 56, Uranus 27, Neptune 13, Mars 2 and Earth 1 making 162 planetary moons in all,\n\nFirst to be discovered (in European culture)  were Io, Callisto, Europa and Ganymede in January 1610, by Galileo. But the Chinese astronomer Gan De is reported to have seen one of the moons of Jupiter (possibly Ganymede) with his naked eye in 364 BC,  Nearly 2,000 years earlier.\n\n15 of the moons still lack a name, and only have a designation. In order outwards from the planet, with their orbital periods, the 63 are as follows:\n\n1 Metis 7h 4m 29s\n2 Adrastea 7h 9m 30s\n3 Amalthea 11h 57m 22.67s\n4 Thebe 16h 11m 17s\n5 Io 1.77 days\n6 Europa 3.55 days\n7 Ganymede 7.15 days \n8 Callisto 16.69 days \n9 Themisto 129.87 days\n10 Leda 241.75 days \n11 Himalia 250.37 days \n12 Lysithea 259.89 days \n13 Elara 261.14 days \n14 S/2000 J 11 287.93 days \n15 Carpo 458.62 days \n16 S/2003 J 12 482.69 days \n17 Euporie 538.78 days \n18 S/2003 J 3  561.52 days \n19 S/2003 J 18  569.73 days \n20 Thelxinoe 597.61 days \n21 Euanthe 598.09 days \n22 Helike 601.40 days \n23 Orthosie 602.62 days\n24 Iocaste 609.43 days \n25 S/2003 J 16 610.36 days \n26 Praxidike 613.90 days \n27 Harpalyke 624.54 days \n28 Mneme 627.48 days \n29 Hermippe 629.81 days\n30 Thyone 639.80 days \n31 Ananke 642.02 days \n32 S/2003 J 17  672.75 days\n33 Aitne 679.64 days \n34 Kale 685.32 days \n35 Taygete 686.67 days \n36 S/2003 J 19  699.12 days \n37 Chaldene 699.33 days\n38 S/2003 J 15  699.68 days\n39 S/2003 J 10  700.13 days\n40 S/2003 J 23  700.54 days\n41 Erinome 711.96 days \n42 Aoede 714.66 days \n43 Kallichore 717.81 days \n44 Kalyke 721.02 days \n45 Carme 721.82 days \n46 Callirrhoe 722.62 days\n47 Eurydome 723.36 days\n48 Pasithee 726.93 days \n49 Cyllene 731.10 days \n50 Eukelade 735.20 days \n51 S/2003 J 4 739.29 days  \n52 Pasiphaë 741.09 days \n53 Hegemone 745.50 days \n54 Arche 746.19 days \n55 Isonoe 750.13 days \n56 S/2003 J 9  752.84 days\n57 S/2003 J 5  758.34 days \n58 Sinope 762.33 days \n59 Sponde 771.60 days\n60 Autonoe 772.17 days \n61 S/2003 J 14 776.02 days \n62 Megaclite 792.44 days \n63 S/2003 J 2  1077.02 days
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I don't know what it means, but it's also the name of a character in The Tempest by Shakepeare. I believe it's also the moon of some gas giant. Saturn?
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Here's a whole lot about the planet closest to the Sun in the Solar System:
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Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun.
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MERCURY \n\nNamed by early Romans after the messenger of their gods.\nRotation: 59days\nRevolution: 88days\nAtmosphere: Helium, oxygen, hydrogen\nTemperature: -193°C to 342°C\nDiameter: 4,878 KM\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 57.9 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 0 \n \n \n\n  \n \nVENUS \n\nNamed after the Roman goddess of beauty and love.\nRotation: 17hr, 50min\nRevolution: 165yrs\nAtmosphere: Nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, water vapor, sulfur dioxide.\nTemperature: 455°C\nDiameter: 12,100 KM\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 108.2 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 0 \n \n \n\n\n\n \n \n \nEARTH \n\nOur home planet, The third planet from the sun.\nRotation: 23hr, 56min, 4.09053 seconds.\nRevolution: 365.256days\nAtmosphere: 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, neon.\nTemperature: -89°C to 58°C\nDiameter: 13,000 km\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 149.6 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 1 \n \n \n\n\n\n  \n \nMARS \n\nThe name derives from the Roman god of war.\nRotation: 24.66hr\nRevolution: 687yrs\nAtmosphere: Predominantly carbon dioxide, nitrogen, water vapor, some oxygen, traces of carbon monoxide, neon, and others.\nTemperature: -124°C to -31°C\nDiameter: 6,790 km\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 227.9 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 2 \n \n \n\n \n \n \nJUPITER \n\nThe romans named this planet after the king of their gods.\nRotation: 9hr, 55min\nRevolution: 11.86yrs\nAtmosphere: 90% Hydrogen, 10% helium, trace amounts of methane, ammonia, water.\nTemperature: -149°C\nDiameter: 147,700 km\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 778.3 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 16 and 23 smaller satellites \n \n \n\n\n\n  \n \nSATURN \n\nThe romans named this planet after their god of agriculture.\nRotation: 10hr, 39min\nAtmosphere: 91% hydrogen, 6% helium, methane, ammonia, hydrogen sulfide, water and more.\nTemperature: -176°C\nDiameter: 120,563 km\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 1,429 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 20 \n \n \n\n \n \n \nURANUS \n\nNamed after the roman and greek god of sky.\nRotation: 17hr\nRevolution: 84yrs\nAtmosphere: Methane ice, hydrogen, helium.\nTemperature: -216°C\nDiameter: 51,118 km\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 2,875 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 20 \n \n \n\n\n\n  \n \nNEPTUNE \n\nThe romans named this planet after their god of the sea.\nRotation: 17hr, 50min\nRevolution: 165yrs\nAtmosphere: Hydrogen, Helium, Methane, Ethane.\nTemperature: -230°C\nDiameter: 48,591.8 km\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 4,504 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 8 \n \n \n\n \n \n \nPLUTO \n\nNamed after the greek god of the underworld.\nRotation: 6days, 9hrs, 18mins\nRevolution: 248yrs\nAtmosphere: Nitrogen, methane, carbon monoxide.\nTemperature: -225°C\nDiameter: 2,345 km\nDistance from the Sun (avg): 5,900 mil km\nNumber of Moons: 1
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The TitaTitan (tye'-tən, IPA: [ˈtaɪtn̩], Greek Τιτάν) or Saturn VI is the largest moon of Saturn and the second largest moon in the solar system[3], after Jupiter's moon Ganymede. It is roughly 50% larger than Earth's moon by diameter, and is larger by diameter and mass than all known dwarf planets. It is also larger by diameter than the planet Mercury, though Mercury is more than twice as massive.\nI don't think so\nTitan is the only moon in our solar system to have a dense atmosphere [4]. Until very recently, this atmosphere inhibited understanding of Titan's surface, but the moon is currently undergoing study by the Cassini-Huygens mission, and new information about it is accumulating.\n\nTitan was discovered on March 25, 1655 by the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens[5], and was the first satellite in the Solar System to be discovered after the Galilean moons of Jupiter.\n\nOn July 27, 2006, NASA confirmed the presence of hydrocarbon lakes in Titan's north polar region.\n\nContents [hide]\n1 Name \n2 Visibility from Earth \n3 Physical characteristics \n3.1 Internal structure \n3.2 Atmosphere \n3.3 Climate \n3.4 Surface features \n3.4.1 Overview \n3.4.2 Liquids on Titan \n3.4.3 Impact craters \n3.4.4 Cryovolcanism \n3.4.5 Dark terrain \n3.4.6 Huygens landing site \n4 Exploration of Titan \n5 Life on Titan \n6 Titan in fiction \n7 See also \n8 References \n9 Further reading \n10 External links \n \n\n\n[edit] Name\nHuygens named his discovery simply Saturni Luna (Latin for "Saturn's moon", which can also be written Luna Saturni) (De Saturni Luna observatio nova, 1656; XV). Later, Giovanni Domenico Cassini named the four moons he discovered (Tethys, Dione, Rhea and Iapetus) Sidera Lodoicea ("the stars of Louis") to honour king Louis XIV. Astronomers fell into the habit of referring to them as Saturn I through Saturn V. Other epithets used were the "Huygenian satellite of Saturn" (or "Huyghenian"), or the "sixth satellite of Saturn" (Saturn VI, still in use) (in order of distance from Saturn, once Mimas and Enceladus were also discovered in 1789).\n\nThe name "Titan" and the names of all seven satellites of Saturn then known come from John Herschel (son of William Herschel, discoverer of Mimas and Enceladus) in his 1847 publication Results of Astronomical Observations made at the Cape of Good Hope[6], wherein he suggested the names of the Titans, sisters and brothers of Cronos (the Greek Saturn), be used.\n\n\n[edit] Visibility from Earth\nTitan has a magnitude between +7.9 and +8.7 and reaches an angular distance of about 20 Saturn radii from Saturn. It can be observed through small telescopes (diameter greater than 5 cm) or strong binoculars. It subtends a disk 0.8 arcseconds in diameter.\n\n\n[edit] Physical characteristics\n \nTitan in false color showing surface details and atmosphere.At 5,150 km across, Titan is larger than the planet Mercury (though less massive) and the dwarf planet Pluto and is the second largest natural satellite in the solar system after Ganymede.[7] Prior to the arrival of Voyager 1 in 1980, Titan was thought to be slightly larger than Ganymede, an error resulting from the haze in its atmosphere which extends around 880 km above the surface and is almost opaque to visible light.[8] Hence, visual observations of Titan before discovery of this haze overestimated its diameter.\n\n\n[edit] Internal structure\n \nTitan's internal structureTitan's diameter and mass (and thus its density) are similar to Jovian moons Ganymede and Callisto.[9] Based on its bulk density of 1.88 g/cm³, Titan bulk composition is half water ice and half rocky material. It is probably differentiated into several layers with a 3400 km (2,040 mi) rocky center surrounded by several layers composed of different crystal forms of ice.[10] Its interior may still be hot and there may be a liquid layer consisting of water and ammoni
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What is Saturn's surface temperature?\nSaturn's surface (well, its clouds) is quite cold, about –220° Fahrenheit. That is because it is so far from the sun. \n\nNOT hot at all.\n\n:)
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Never heard about it. There are many places in the web \n\nhttp://astronomylinks.com/solar_system/planets/\nhttp://www.absoluteastronomy.com/\nhttp://curious.astro.cornell.edu/planets.php
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Water ice. \nhttp://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn&Display=Moons\n\nIn some places it is strewn with ice boulders and ice blocks between 10 and 100 meters across. Other areas are covered with fine homogenous particulates.\nhttp://www.solarviews.com/eng/enceladu.htm
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Saturn.  It's my favorite planet.  I guess because it is so different from the other planets.
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Saturn has a large number of moons. The precise figure will never be certain as the orbiting chunks of ice in Saturn's rings are all technically moons, and it is difficult to draw a distinction between a large ring particle and a tiny moon. Seven of the moons are massive enough to have collapsed into a spheroid under their own gravitation. These are compared to Earth's moon in the table below. Saturn's most noteworthy moon is Titan, the only moon in the solar system to have a dense atmosphere.\n\nThough it has 47 confirmed satellites.
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Saturn has 31 known moons.
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At 7pm in the evening, set your telescope about 75 degrees ENE, Saturn will be about 20 to 25 degrees above horizon at that time.  It will set at 6 o'clock in the morning in the 200 degrees or WNW direction.\n\nNote: This will change slightly every day.  The above information is for recent days.
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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant, the second-largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter. Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting of mostly ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. It was named after the Roman god Saturn. Its symbol is a stylized representation of the god's sickle
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Jupiter has a greater influence on Saturn because of the inverse square law relating to the strength of gravity (move twice as far away and the gravitational strength drops by a factor of 4).\n\nAlso, the influence of Saturn is far stronger because it is far larger than Mercury.  Saturn is about 95 times as mmassive as Earth comapred to Mercury which is about 1/5 the mass of Earth
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Go to Heavens Above.  They have a lot of information about the planets, as well as satellites that have been placed in orbit or sent out into the solar system.\n\nhttp://www.heavens-above.com