The Place For Space
*Saturn*
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Saturn and it's rings
Saturn's Profile Mass (kg) 120660 Mean density (kg/m^3) 690 Escape velocity (m/sec) 35600 Average distance from Sun (AU) 9.539 Rotation period (length of day in Earth hours) 10.2 Revolution period (length of year in Earth years) 29.46 Obliquity (tilt of axis in degrees) 26.7 Orbit inclination (degrees) 2.49 Orbit eccentricity (deviation from circular) 0.056 Mean temperature (K) 88 K (1 bar level) Visual geometric albedo (reflectivity) 0.46 Atmospheric components 97% hydrogen,
3% helium,
5% methane
Shadow of Saturn and rings.
Another picture of Saturn.
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