1. (Astronomy) one of the giant planets, the sixth planet from the sun, around which revolve planar concentric rings (Saturn's rings) consisting of small frozen particles. The planet has 62 satellites. Mean distance from sun: 1425 million km; period of revolution around sun: 29.41 years; ...
Old EnglishSætern, name of the Roman god, also, in astronomy, the name of the most remote planet (then known); from LatinSaturnus, originally a name of an Italic god of agriculture, possibly from Etruscan. Derivation from Latinserere(past participlesatus) "to sow" is said to be folk...
Saturn’s rings are the most extensive ring system of any planet in our Solar System. These rings extend up to 175,000 miles (282,000 kilometers) from the planet, but are amazingly thin, with an average thickness of just about
Saturn has been known since ancient times and was observed by cultures all over the world. The planet is visible with the naked eye and to ancient cultures, appeared as a bright light shifting among the stars. There are numerous names and mythologies associated with the planet. The Internationa...
it leans at an angle of 26.7 degrees. This means that our view of Saturn toggles between the upper side of its rings when it’s tilted toward us and the lower side when it’s tilted away. We get the special, ringless view of the planet when Earth transitions between each of these pe...
D'Aquí A Saturn: Directed by Axel Manzano. With Khalid Guessaid, Jaume Oriol, Núria Vela. Leo foresees the arrival of Vega, an astrological being lost on our planet who he has been waiting for many years. Leo has a series of encounters with Vega that h
Atreya, S. K., Crida, A., Guillot, T., Lunine, J. I., Madhusudhan, N., and Mousis, O. (2016) The Origin and Evolution of Saturn, with Exoplanet Perspective. ArXiv e-prints, . URL 5Atreya SK, Crida A, Guillot T et al. (2016) The Origin and Evolution of Saturn, with ...
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest: orbit: 1,429,400,000 km (9.54 AU) from Sun diameter: 120,536 km (equatorial) mass: 5.68e26 kg Hardcopy The New Solar System Summarizes what we have learned from interplanetary explorati
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest: orbit: 1,429,400,000 km (9.54 AU) from Sun diameter: 120,536 km (equatorial) mass: 5.68e26 kg Hardcopy The New Solar System Summarizes what we have learned from interplanetary explorations in the last 25 years. My primary...
Saturn [sat-ern] Phonetic (Standard)IPA add this widget to your site Did You Know? Tuxedo was given its name after gaining popularity among diners at Tuxedo Park, NY. Did You Know? "Muscle" originates from the Latin word for "little mouse," because physicians thought that muscles looked ...