Here are ten super facts about Saturn:
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and is the second-largest planet in our solar system after Jupiter.
It is a gas giant planet and is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium.
Saturn is well-known for its prominent and extensive ring system, which is made up of countless individual ringlets composed mainly of ice particles.
The planet has a diameter of 116,460 kilometers (72,367 miles), which is about nine times that of Earth.
A day on Saturn (the time it takes to rotate once on its axis) lasts about 10.7 Earth hours, while a year (the time it takes to orbit the Sun) is about 29.5 Earth years.
Saturn has at least 82 known moons, including the second-largest moon in our solar system, Titan.
The planet has a unique hexagonal-shaped storm on its north pole, which has been observed by NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
Saturn's magnetic field is much weaker than Jupiter's but is still about 580 times stronger than Earth's.
In 2017, NASA's Cassini spacecraft completed a 13-year mission to study Saturn and its moons, making numerous groundbreaking discoveries along the way.
Scientists believe that there may be liquid water beneath the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus, which could potentially support life.
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