THE MANY FACTS OF SATURN

By: Makayla Powell

SATURN’S TEMPERATURE Saturn’s average temperature is -285*.

We would be frozen! Brrrrrr… Wind speeds have been measured more

than 1,000 mph. Considerably higher than Jupiter.

WHAT IS SATURN MADE OF?

Saturn is made up of 94% hydrogen and 6% helium. It is one of the Gas Planets.

SATURN’S MOONS Saturn has 62 moons. 30 of them are

named. 2 of the most common moons are Titan and Enceladus.

SATURN’S DAYS A day on Saturn is 10 hours and 39

minutes. That’s less than half an Earth day.

A YEAR ON SATURN A year on Saturn is 10,832 Earth days.

That’s 29.7 Earth years.

DISTANCE FROM THE SUN Saturn is 890,700,000 miles from the

sun. That is 1,433,000,000 kilometers from the sun.

SO… COMPARED TO OTHER PLANETS…

Saturn is 9.44 times that of Earth. That’s almost ten time that of Earth.

It is the 2nd biggest Planet

SATURN’S DIAMETER Saturn’s equilateral diameter is 120,536

kilometers.

FUN FACTS Did you know that Saturn is the 6th

Planet away from the sun? Saturn’s rings were first seen by Galileo

in 1610 during the first telescope observations of this Planet.

WORKS SITED WWW.esa.int.com WWW.Google.com http.nineplanets.org The Solar System Poster