Saturn

Saturn

Saturn, or the sixth planet from the sun is the largest planet in the solar system. Saturn is named after a Roman god named Saturn. The conditions produced on Saturn are extreme compared to earth because of its large mass and gravitation. Saturn's core is composed of iron, nicker, silicon, and oxygen. On the surface of Saturn, the winds can reach up to 1,800 km/h. Saturn's ring system consists of mostly ice particles with small amounts of debris and dust. Saturn has sixty-two known moons that orbit it. Saturn's atmosphere consists mainly of hydrogen and helium.Saturn is most known for its ring system. One theory of the origination of Saturn's rings is that one of its moons were destroyed. The ice in Saturn's rings comes from one of the volcanoes on Enceladus.

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