SATURN

SATURN !!!!!!!!

1. Saturn is the least dense planet in the Solar System Saturn has a density of 0.687 grams/cubic centimeter. For comparison, water is 1 g/cm3 and the Earth is 5.52.

2. Saturn is a flattened ball Saturn spins so quickly on its axis that the planet flattens itself out. While the distance from the center to the poles is 54,000 km, the distance from the center to the equator is 60,300 km. In other words, locations on the equator are approximately 6,300 km more distant from the center than the poles.

3. The first astronomers thought the rings were moons When Galileo first turned his rudimentary telescope on Saturn in 1610, he could see Saturn and its rings. He though that the rings might be two large moons stuck to either side of Saturn. Until Cristian Huygens used a better telescope to realize that Saturn actually had its famous rings.

4. Saturn has only been visited 4 times by spacecraft The first was Pioneer 11, in 1979, which flew within 20,000 km of Saturn. Next came Voyager 1 in 1980, and then Voyager 2 in 1981. It wasn't until Cassini's arrival in 2004 that a spacecraft actually went into orbit around Saturn and captured photographs of the planet and its rings and moons.

5. Saturn has 60 moons Jupiter has 63 discovered moons, but Saturn is a close second with 60. Some of these are large, like Titan, the second largest moon in the Solar System. But most are tiny – just a few km across.

6. How long is a day on Saturn is a mystery By one measurement, Saturn takes 10 hours and 14 minutes to turn on its orbit, but when Cassini approached Saturn, it clocked the rotation at 10 hours and 45 minutes. Astronomers now agree on an average day of 10 hours, 32 minutes and 35 seconds.

7. Saturn's rings could be old, or they could be young It's possible that Saturn's rings have been around since the beginning of the Solar System ,almost 4.6 billion years ago. But astronomers have also found that the ring material looks just too clean to have formed so long ago, and could be as young as 100 million years old.

8. Sometimes the rings disappear Saturn's axis is tilted, just like Earth. Sometimes, the rings are fully open, and we see them in all their glory, but other times we see the rings edge on – it looks like they've disappeared. This will happen in 2008-2009, and then again in 2024-2025.

9. You can see Saturn with your own eyes Saturn appears as one of the 5 planets visible with the unaided eye. To see the rings and the ball of the planet itself, you'll want to peer through a telescope.

10. There could be life near Saturn There could be life on one of Saturn's moons: Enceladus. NASA's Cassini spacecraft recently discovered ice geysers blasting out of Enceladus' southern pole. This means that some process is keep the moon warm enough that water can remain a liquid.

My report is about the planet 'Saturn'. Saturn is another interesting planet in the solar system.

One of the most interesting things about Saturn is that it is very light, so it can float in water.

I never knew before that Saturn has  such less weight that it is able to float in water,if you can find a big pool enough :)