The Unique Features of Saturn

Resources tell that Saturn has 145 moons approved.

The 6th planet further from the Sun in the solar system, Saturn has a lot of features that no other planet has in this system.

In this page, I will be talking about the unique physical features of the planet of Saturn.

The Beautiful Rings of Saturn

Saturn is so famous for its beautiful looks with its rings.

Resources tell that these rings are thought to be comets, asteroids or shattered moon that broke up before they reached the planet, torn apart by Saturn’s powerful gravity.

This ring can be separated from the planet up to about 282,000 kilometers, with the vertical height of typically about 10 meters.

Bigger Moon Than A Planet

Did you know that there is a moon of Saturn that is bigger than Mercury?

Titan is that moon.

That is the second largest moon in the planet, after Ganymede, the moon of Jupiter.

Resources tell that this moon is “an icy world who surface is completely obscured by a golden hazy atmosphere”.

This moon is about 1.05 times bigger than Mercury, and made of rock-hard water ice.

Resources

https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2023/05/21/new-moons-of-saturn-discovered/70212926007/#:~:text=Saturn%2C%20the%20giant%20planet%20known,than%20the%20other%20planets%20combined.

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/jupiter-s-great-red-spot-a-swirling-mystery

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/saturn/in-depth/#otp_rings

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/is-the-moon-larger-than-mercury.html#:~:text=Ganymede%20and%20Titan%2C%20the%20two,while%20Earth’s%20moon%20is%20smaller.

https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/titan/overview/#:~:text=Titan%20is%20an%20icy%20moon,water%20ocean%20beneath%20its%20surface.