Transcript Saturn
By: Joanne Huynh Planet’s Symbol Origin Roman mythology God of agriculture Discovery Of Saturn Who: Galileo How: Through a telescope When: 1610 Distances Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun It’s 1,429,400,000 km from the sun 1.67 billion km from Earth Planet Measurements Mass: 5.6832x1026 kg Volume: 8,2713x1014 km3 Density: 0.687 g/cm3 Gravity: 10.4 m/s2 Saturn would float on water because it’s less dense than water. Orbit and Rotation It takes 29.46 Earth years for Saturn to orbit the Sun To rotate on it’s axis in one day it takes Saturn 10.2 Earth hours Composition of the Atmosphere Made of mostly hydrogen and helium 75% Hydrogen 25% Helium Thick atmosphere Temperature Saturn’s temperature range is -290oF It would be freezing compared to Earth Compared to Florida it would be extremely cold Composition/Appearance Saturn is a gas giant, and it’s composition is similar to Jupiter’s It’s mainly 75% hydrogen, and 25% helium There are traces of water, methane, ammonia, and rock on the planet Saturn is almost as big as Jupiter in size. It has 8 rings around it, and it appears to be striped with a yellowish tan. Saturn can be seen with a naked eye. Weather On Saturn Fog and wind occur on Saturn The winds blow 1,100 mph (500 meters per second) The clouds in the atmosphere are cold, thick, and in a uniform shape Rings Saturn has 8 divisions of rings The rings are made of ice chunks and rocks It was discovered by Galileo in 1910 with a 20-power telescope The color of the rings are tannish gray and white Moons There are 53 moons on Saturn and 9 being confirmed Saturn’s moons might be able to support life The moons’ of Saturn were discovered in the 1600s Forms of Water on Saturn Water ice Rain Ice atmosphere What would happen if a human traveled to Saturn? You’d weight about 7lbs heavier You’d float around Saturn No long term survival, because Saturn does not support life Something Special Since 2004, 5 missions were taken place on Saturn They’ve been researching about the moons and rings on Saturn Bibliography Nine Planet. www.nineplanets.org, Copyright 2013 Solar System Exploration. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/index.cfm, Copyright 2013 All About Astronomy. http://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy, Copyright 2010 Solar System Symbols. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/multimedia/display.cfm?IM_ID=167, Copyright 2012 Saturn - Astronomy For Kids. http://www.kidsastronomy.com/saturn.htm, Copyright 2013 Saturns Symbol. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/COuc2efjW_Y/USFsqVDRRqI/AAAAAAAAAls/2k7QTJGey9o/s1600/Saturns_symbol.png Galileo Galilei. http://www.doxologists.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Galileo-Galilei-z3.jpg Saturn, http://www.talesofcuriosity.com/v/ThePlanets/i/Saturn.jpg Saturn Earth Size Comparison. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Saturn,_Earth_size_comparison.jpg Saturn Planets Background Pictures Photo. http://www.webcontemporary.com/wp-content/uploads/Saturnplanets-backgrounds-pictures-photo.png Colorrings Cassini Big. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/image/0407/colorrings_cassini_big.jpg 32384-thumb-600x387-126494. http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/assets_c/2011/05/32384-thumb-600x387-126494.jpg Saturn Inside Rings. http://www.freedomsphoenix.com/Uploads/Graphics/004/11/004-1130161156-Saturninside_rings.jpg Saturn Storms. http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/files/2008/09/saturn-storms.jpg Rings. http://files.abovetopsecret.com/files/img/fs51d92bf8.jpg Main Flash Image. http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/assets/science/moons/images/main_flash_image.jpg Saturn And Sun. http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2011/076/c/8/saturn_and_sun_by_askyous-d3bvugl.png Saturn Big. http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/Images/StarChild/solar_system_level2/saturn_big.gif