Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun in the Solar System.

Inside Saturn is probably a core of iron, nickel, silicon and oxygen compounds.

Saturn has 62 known moons orbiting the planet;53 are officially named.

There is also a very large system of rings around Saturn.

Saturn is about 1,400,000,000 km (869,000,000 mi) from the Sun.

Saturn takes 29.6 years on Earth to revolve around the Sun.

Saturn was named after the Roman god Saturnus (called Kronos in Greek mythology).

Saturn's symbol is ♄ which is the symbol of Saturnus sickle.

Saturn is an oblate spheroid, meaning that it is flattened at the poles, and it swells out around its equator.

Saturn is the only planet in the Solar System that is less dense than water.

None are as spectacular as Saturn's gorgeous rings.

The other gas giants are Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.