Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun, and the second largest in the solar system. It’s surrounded by beautiful rings.
Facts About Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in our solar system.
Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium. It's surrounded by a beautiful ring system. It's the farthest planet from Earth discovered by the unaided human eye.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft took this image of Saturn on Feb. 9, 2004, when the spacecraft was about 43 million miles (69 million kilometers) from the ringed planet. The image contrast and colors have been slightly enhanced to aid visibility.
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Exploring Saturn
Four robotic spacecraft have visited Saturn.
NASA's Pioneer 11 provided the first close look in September 1979. NASA's twin Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft followed up with flybys nine months apart in 1980 and 1981. Each flyby revealed intriguing details about the ringed giant world, but it wasn't untilCassini arrived in orbit in 2004 that our understanding of Saturn really started to take shape.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft lifts off on Oct. 15, 1997, atop a Titan IVB rocket.
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Moons of Saturn
Saturn has dozens of officially recognized moons in its orbit, more than any other planet.
Saturn's moons range in size from Titan, which is larger than the planet Mercury – to a moon that's as small as a sports arena.Enceladus has a global ocean under a thick, icy shell.
On July 29, 2011, Cassini captured five of Saturn’s moons in a single frame with its narrow-angle camera.
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Saturn and Titan Resources
Explore a curated collection of resources about Saturn.
This resource package is suitable for educators, students, and anyone interested in learning more about Saturn and Titan!
A natural color view of Titan and Saturn from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
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Eyes on the Solar System: Saturn
Eyes of the Solar System uses data and images from NASA missions to give you a simulated view of Saturn.
Saturn
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