How about that neil armstrong was also an aerospace engineer, naval aviator, test pilot, and university professor. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the secondlargest in the solar system, after jupiter. Uranus was the husband of gaia, the goddess of the earth. It is the fifth brightest object in the solar system and is also easily studied through binoculars or a small telescope saturn was known to the ancients, including the babylonians and far eastern observers. It spins so fast that it has flattened out on the top and bottom and widened in the middle, by the equator, just like the earth. Just for comparison, water is 1 gcm 3 and the earth is 5. Facts about saturn shreveportbossier astronomical society. If there were a body of water large enough to hold it, saturn would float. The rockets first flight, for the apollo 4 mission, took place 50 years ago, on nov.
In fact, saturns nickname is the jewel of the solar system. Perhaps the most beautiful planet in our solar system other than earth of course due to its spectacular ring system, saturn is a gas giant that features many extreme physical. So when humans finally colonize the stars, well be able to shoot the scifi remake of the lotr trilogy on mount doom itself. Saturn is sometimes called the jewel of the solar system. In addition, saturn is unique from all the planets in the solar system with its highly visible and gigantic rings. In honor of national library week, here are 25 things you might not know about these hallowed halls of book worship. Saturn has 62 known moons, fiftythree have been named.
Like neptune, saturn is a large gas planet made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Just for comparison, water is 1 gcm3 and the earth is 5. Download it once and read it on your kindle device. Interesting history of the planet saturn word origin and history of the planet saturn the planet sixth in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of. Saturdaythe 6th day of the weekis named after saturn. Saturn is my absolute favorite object in the night sky. This raw image of saturns icy moon rhea was taken on march 10, 20 by nasas cassini spacecraft, and received on earth march 10, 20. Saturn could sail and other fun facts by hannah eliot, laura lyn disiena illustrator aaron spurgeon, pete oswald. The most recognizable planet with a system of icy rings, saturn is a very unique and interesting planet. Saturn is the 6 th planet from the sun 935,000,000 miles from the sun. Saturn was the god of agriculture in roman mythology. Saturn is the most distant planet that can normally be seen from earth with the naked eye. Bouvard noticed that there were significant irregularities with the mathematical model, and the actual orbit of uranus.
They have been wondering about it for thousands of years. This is the 6th planet that has a smaller size than jupiter. It is surrounded by nine continuous rings and three arcs. Saturn is the secondlargest planet in the solar system. Its easy to enumerate more than 10 interesting facts about saturn, the sixth planet in the solar system, from the fact that its lighter than water, to the secrets of its subterranean ocean. Interesting facts about the planets while the universe is a big place to study, we shouldnt forget our own backyard. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the most distant that can be seen with the naked eye many astronomers consider saturn the most beautiful planet in the solar system because of its stunning rings. It only has oneeighth the average density of earth. Saturn facts for kids saturn planet facts dk find out. Saturn was named after the roman god of agriculture and wealth.
Saturn is named after the roman god of wealth and agriculture. Early reader space books for kids book 5 kindle edition by factly, ip, stars, ic. Everybody loves venus, maybe its because shes the only planet in. Since saturn is less dense than water, it would actually float like an apple if. While it is slightly smaller in diameter than the largest planet jupiter, it has the appearance of being much bigger because of a very thin layer of rings circling the planets equator. There are only five planets that can be seen from earth with the naked eye, saturn is one of them. Did you know saturn could sail and other fun facts by. This little text is full of fun and interesting facts the planets, the moon, and black holes. Welcome to the home of all thats cool and interesting when it comes to our fascinating world. Here are some fun and interesting saturn facts, including its. Titan, another of saturns moon is the only moon to have a substantial atmosphere.
Space facts are always interesting to learn as time goes by, technological advancements have seen us learn more facts about space in the past century than in all time before that. Saturn could sail and other fun facts would be a lovely addition to any elementary school library or classroom. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading saturn space books for kids. For more information on venus, check out our article. Saturn is 95 times bigger than earth and lies sixth from the sun in our solar system, between jupiter and uranus. It is a gaseous planet, but scientists believe that is has a solid core. A 15minute book 15minute books 20 kindle edition by caitlind alexander. Saturn falls into the gas giant, or jovian, classification of planet. Saturn facts 22 cool facts about the planet saturn.
Fun saturn facts for kids fun experiments, cool facts. Of course, why youd want to ruin a pool with all that hydrogen, helium and ices 2. Facts about saturn basic information about saturn 1. Saturn is one of the most beautiful planets in the solar system.
The rings are one mile thick and 180,000 miles in diameter. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun, and the second largest of the nine planets. Nasas incredible saturn v rocket propelled dozens of humans toward earths moon. Saturn is the most decorated of all the planets, much like a royal queen that rules over the solar system with regal beauty and stunning force. Saturn is also much, much bigger than earth and saturn has 60 moons vs. Enjoy some amazing trivia and have fun learning about the planets found in our solar system. It takes saturn 29 earth years to orbit the sun, which is a very long time, however as saturn orbits very slow around the sun compared to earth, it rotates very fast. See more ideas about solar system projects, planet project and solar system. Saturn is flattened at the poles, due to a fast rotation on its axis. A new look at an old devil by liz greene, pushing ice by alastair reynolds, saturn.
Napoleons blockade of europe in the early 1800s led turin chocolatiers to mix chopped hazelnuts into their chocolate. Only jupiter has more moons 63 than saturn 61, not counting saturns hundreds of moonlets. For starters, saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system and sixth from the sun. Join us as we head into the universe to discover ten fascinating facts about the moon 10 facts about the moon. Blast off with this book of fun facts about spaceships, planets, the milky way, and more. The outermost planet visible without a telescope, the roman name saturn honors the god of agriculture. Or that earth could fit inside jupiter more than 1,000 times. Saturn has 52 known natural satellites, or moons, and there are probably many more waiting to be discovered. Saturn facts for kids interesting facts about planet saturn. Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun, as well as the second of the gas giants. Most planets are somewhat spherical in shape, but saturn is flatter.
Saturns largest satellite, titan, is a bit bigger than the planet mercury. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest. Saturn, and uranus which resulted in notable discrepancies in uranus orbit. Humans have been gazing up at saturn for a long time. Did you know that saturn is the least dense planet in the solar system. Saturn is the most distant planet that can be seen with the naked eye. It was discovered in december, 1781 by william herschel, a germanborn british astronomer. This recipe was revived during world war ii by pietro ferrero, when rationing made chocolate scarce. Its distinctive rings and pale silver color make it one of the most recognizable planets through a telescope. Since saturn is less dense than water, it would actually float like an apple if you could find a pool large enough. According to a regulation from the international astronomical union yep, thats a thing, all mountains on saturns largest moon, titan, will be named for mountains from the lord of the rings. This led him to postulate that an eighth planet existed beyond the orbit of. Titan is also the second largest moon in the solar system after jupiters ganymede.
It usually called as the jewel of the solar system due to the unique yet interesting appearance that it has. In many ways, saturn is similar to jupiter, but there are many more things about saturn that you should know. Like jupiter, uranus, and neptune, saturn is a gas gianta huge ball of gas and liquid with a small solid core at its very center. When i was a child, i had a dogeared book on the solar system, which i read over and over. The temperature on saturn is around 288 degrees on average. Filled with tons of cool facts about outer space, plus colorful, humorous. If you are interested in the wonders of the universe, as planets, stars, black holes, theories, our sola. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine times that of earth. Interesting facts about the planets universe today. Saturn is named after the roman god of farming saturn.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and second largest planet of the solar system in terms of diameter and mass. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Nicknamed the jewel of the solar system, saturns beauty reigns over the solar system. What my brain kind of exploded a little bit over that one. Because the density of saturn is smaller than the density of water, theoretically, if there was an ocean big enough, saturn could easily float on the top of it. Nutella was originally invented as a way to stretch chocolate rations. Saturn is also the father of jupiter, the king of the roman gods.
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