Saturn by James

Saturn

By James C. Fitzgerald

Facts

• My planets name is Saturn.• Saturn was named after a Roman God.• Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun.• Saturn is 888,613,000 miles from the sun.

More Facts

• Saturn makes one day in 10.66 Earth days.

• It orbits one year in 29 ½ Earth years.• This ringed planet has about 23 moons

orbiting it.• It’s surface is mostly made of clouds.• Saturn’s atmosphere is made of hydrogen

and helium.

Interesting Facts

• Some rocks in Saturn’s rings are as big as a house.

• Saturn’s biggest moon Titan is 3,200 miles long and 5,150 Km.

• An Italian astronomer named Galileo named its rings Saturn’s ears.

• Saturn is the most unique and interesting planet in the solar system.

Flash Facts

• The three main rings are called A,B and C.• Even though Saturn is big, it is very light.• Saturn has thousands of rings around it.• It’s smallest moon is called Pan.