saturn is the 6th planet from the sun.it's the 2nd largest.jupiter is the largest.
saturn has been known since prehistoric times.
earth passes through the plane of saturn's rings every few years as saturn moves in it's orbit.saturn's rings were unique until rings were found around uranus.
saturn has been visited by pioneer 11, voyager 1, and voyager 2.cassini will arrive in 2004.
saturn is the least dense of the planets.it'sgravity is 0.7 (that's less than water). |