Saturn

Why Does Saturn Have Rings?The large planet of Saturn attracts small pieces of solid materials as it spins. Saturn's rings are made of pieces of ice, dust, and rocks, and held in place by Saturn's moons. Although they are 169,000 miles wide, they are only half of a mile thick!

What is Saturn?Saturn is the sixth furthest planet from the sun, and is the second largest planet in our solar system. Saturn is known to have at least 53 moons, and is famous for its rings. It is very different from Earth because it is made of gas, rather than rock, and it is much larger than Earth. You could fit over 800 Earths inside Saturn!

What is Saturn Made of?The planet is made of different gases, and is a pale yellow color because of its gases. Since Saturn is made up of light-weight gases, it spins very fast. The planet spins so fast, that it is not a perfect sphere like most of the other planets are, but is actually more pointed at the bottom and top.

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How heavy is Saturn?Although Saturn is the second largest planet, it is the lightest planet compared to its size. Scientists have even calculated that if you were to put Saturn on water, it would float!