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Saturn
The ringed planet; spectacular rings of ice and rock; less dense than water
Solar System ๐ 4.6 Billion Years Ago Solar System
Key Facts
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6th planet; famous ring system discovered by Galileo (1610); rings 270,000 km wide but only 20 m thick
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82 known moons: Titan is larger than Mercury with a thick nitrogen atmosphere and liquid methane lakes
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Saturn is 95ร Earth's mass but so low in density that it would theoretically float on water
๐ Did you know? Saturn would float on water โ it is the only planet in the Solar System less dense than water (0.687 g/cmยณ)
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Solar System
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Year / Era
4.6 Billion Years Ago
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The ringed planet