| Age |
About the same age as the Sun: 4.5
billion years |
| Location |
Solar system |
| Avg. distance from the Sun |
1,429,000,000 km |
| Length
of day |
11
hours |
| Length
of year |
29
years or 10,592 days |
| Range
of temperature |
-180C
to -160C |
| Diameter |
120,500 km |
| Atmosphere |
Composed
of frozen gases - 97% hydrogen, 3% helium |
| Period of revolution |
29.46 Earth years
(10,592 Earth
days) |
| Number of moons |
Saturn has 30 moons, 18 of which
are named and 12 of which were recently discovered. |
| Distinguishing features |
Saturn's most distinctive feature
is the thousands of rings that orbit the planet. The ring particles
seem to be composed primarily of water ice, but they may also include
rocky particles with icy coatings. Saturn is less dense than water: if
you could fit Saturn in a bathtub, it would float. |
