Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from sun and the second largest planet in our solar system. Saturn is a gas gaint planet. It is named after the Roman God of agriculture.

Source : nasa/jpl
Source : nasa

Profile

Orbital period - 29.4571 year
Average orbital speed - 9.68 km/s
Mean radius - 58,232 km(36,184 mi)
Equatirial radius - 60,268 km(37,449 mi)
Polar radius - 54,364 km(33,449 mi)
Surface gravity - 10.44 m/s
Average surface temperature - 134 k

Composition by volume

Hydrogen - 96.3%
Helium - 3.25%
Methane - 0.45%
Ammonia - 0.0125%
Hydrogen deuteride - 0.0110%
Ethane - 0.0007%

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