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UPSC » UPSC CSE Study Materials » Physical Geography » Saturn

Saturn

Saturn is the planet with rings made of ice and rocks. There are other planets also with rings but none are spectacular as Saturn.

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In the solar system “Saturn” is known as the second greatest planet. A “gas giant” can be called “Saturn”. A “Gas giant” has been built through a mixture of “helium” and “hydrogen”. Saturn is popular for its nice rings and brightness. The rings can be rounded through their line. Ice and rock have been made through the rings. The volume of Saturn is the largest compared to 760 piles of earth. In the solar system, it has been found as the second largest planet and its mass is approximately 94 times.

The interesting facts regarding Saturn

The outlying planet can be called Saturn and it can be viewed with a glance. In order to the ancients Saturn is known and “Babylonians” have been involved. Saturn has been noted for the Roman god “Saturns”. And also it has been called by “Greeks”, as “Cronus”. Sometimes the planet that is flattest can be called Saturn because Saturn’s 90% equatorial diameter is a “Polar diameter”. After all, Saturn’s density is low. Moreover, the rotation of Saturn is fast. The sun has been orbited through Saturn which is equal to 29.4 earth years because Saturn moves slowly. The environment of Saturn is shared in clouds because ammonia ice has been found in the top layers. Much hydrogen has been made through Saturn. 

In the solar system, there are comprehensive rings present in Saturn. Much ice and dust have been made through Saturn rings. Inside Saturn 150 moons have been found. Moreover, it has smaller moonlets. “Titan and rhea” is called one of the greatest moons. A moon known with difficulty is known as “Titan” and these have a deep “nitrogen-rich” environment. “Titan” is determined by many rocks and ice. “Titan” has been considered by planetary scientists to be a probable harbor.

Inside Saturn, there are 4 spacecraft. The name of the spacecraft is Pioneer 11, Voyager 1 and 2, and “Cassini Huygens”. In 2004, Saturn was orbited through “Cassini” and the mission continued until the year of September 2017. Compared to other planets, many moons have been present on Saturn. The research has found that inside Saturn there have been twenty fresh moons. In the year 2019, 82 has been brought, which is greater than Jupiter.

The rings of Saturn are made up of “billions of participles”. “Galileo” discovered the rings in the year 1610. in the seven terms, Saturn rings have been shared. The name of the rings is D, C, B, A, F, G, and E. The process of the “F” ring has tamed in areas through two moons.

The equatorial diameter of Saturn is 120,536 kmand the polar diameter of Saturn is 108,728 km” The orbit distance is 1,426666422 km which is 9.58 AU. The ground temperature of Saturn is “-139 degrees” Celsius. 

The environment of Saturn is colder compared to Jupiter. The heat of Saturn is -186 degrees celsius therefore people cannot live on this planet.

Saturn is considered to be the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest planet of our Solar System after Jupiter. It has rings made of chunks of ice and rocks. Similar to Jupiter, Saturn is also made of Hydrogen and Helium. 

The rings of Saturn are beautiful and are better visible through a telescope. Unlike other planets such as Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, the rings of this planet are prominent which lead to the earning of its name as “Ringed Planet”. Saturn is also a gas giant which is mostly made of Hydrogen and Helium. The volume of Saturn is 760% larger than that of the Earth along with being the second largest planet of our Solar System. The mass of Saturn is 95 times more than that of the Earth. Saturn is the planet with the least density as similar to only one less dense than water. Saturn’s upper atmosphere consists of yellow and gold bands which is basically the result of superfast winds which reach up to 1100 miles which is equal to 1800 km per hour around the equator. These winds are combined with the heat which rises from the interior of the planet. The rotating speed of Saturn can be concluded as one in every 10.5 hours. This high speed of spinning of Saturn causes the bulging at the equator of the planet along with flattening the poles of it. Saturn can be described through 75000 miles which is equal to the 12000 km in the equator region along with 68000 miles that is equal to 109000 km in the pole-to-pole distance.

Conclusion

In this research paper, the researcher has described the existence of the planet Saturn in our Solar System. This research paper also describes the history of Saturn along with the age of this planet in respect to the age of the Earth. Saturn is a planet with prominent and beautiful rings made up of ice and rock chunks. The researcher has also described the presence of Hydrogen and Helium gas in the atmosphere of Saturn. The researcher has also mentioned the high rotational speed of the “Ringed Planet”.

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Can we breathe on Saturn?

Ans. No! Breathing in Saturn is not possible because it is not solid, rocky, or nice like Earth. It is basic...Read full

Does Saturn have any water?

Ans. The atmosphere of Saturn mainly contains traces of gaseous water in the deeper layers of it. However, t...Read full

Ans. No! Breathing in Saturn is not possible because it is not solid, rocky, or nice like Earth. It is basically made of gasses along with high-speed winds. Therefore even if oxygen was present on Saturn, breathing would not be possible as the air would be

Does Saturn have any water?

sucked through the lungs.

Ans. The atmosphere of Saturn mainly contains traces of gaseous water in the deeper layers of it. However, there is still a mystery about the presence of water in the upper atmosphere of the planet.

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