Saturn

Saturn has a diameter of 120,536 km. Its distance from the Earth is 1193 - 1658 million km, and from the Sun - 1343 - 1509 km. Its rotation is 10 hours and 14 minutes and its orbital period around the Sun is 29 years 7 months and 28 days.

It is the only planet in our solar system with a brightly lit ring system made of chunks of ice and dust from nearby moons. Saturn is a gaseous planet with no solid surface. As with the planet Jupiter, Saturn is criss-crossed along its equator with yellowish to brown striped clouds, which are however finer.

Its atmosphere is 97% hydrogen. The temperature in the clouds is 125°C.

Saturn has 18 moons:

• Pan has a diameter of 20 km and is 133,583 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 13 hours and 48 minutes.
• Atlas has a diameter of 28 km and is 138,000 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 14 hours and 27 minutes.
• Prometheus has a size of 145 x 85 x 62 km and is 139,350 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 14 hours and 43 minutes.
• Pandora has a size of 57 x 42 31 km and is 141,700 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 15 hours and 5 minutes.
• Epimetheus has a size of 114 x 108 x 98 km and is 151,422 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 16 hours and 39.5 minutes.
• Janus has a size of 196 x 192 x 150 km and is 151,472 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 16 hours and 39 minutes.
• Mimas has a diameter of 392 km and is 185,520 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 22 hours and 37 minutes.
• Enceladus has a diameter of 498 km and is 238,020 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 1 day and 9 hours.
• Tethys has a diameter of 1,060 km and is 294,660 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 1 day, 21 hours and 18 minutes.
• Telesto has a size of 34 x 20 x 36 km and is 294,660 km away from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 1 day, 21 hours and 18 minutes.
• Calypso has a size of 34 x 22 x 22 km and is 295,660 km away from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 1 day, 21 hours and 18 minutes.
• Dione has a diameter of 1,120 km and is 377,400 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 2 days, 17 hours and 41 minutes.
• Helene has a size of 36 x 32 x 30 km and is 377,400 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 2 days, 17 hours and 41 minutes.
• Rhea has a diameter of 1,530 km and is 527,040 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 4 days, 12 hours and 25 minutes.
• titanium has a diameter of 5,150 km and is 1,222,000 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 15 days, 22 hours and 54 minutes.
• Hyperion has a size of 410 x 260 x 220 km and is 1,481,100 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 21 days, 6 hours and 38 minutes.
• Iapetus has a diameter of 1,460 km and is 3,561,300 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is 2 months, 18 days and 12 hours.
• Phoebe has a diameter of 220 km and is 12,952,000 km from Saturn. Its orbital period around Saturn is not yet known