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You've Discovered the Bullis School Solar System! This website accompanies physical markers found on Bullis' campus. Click here to learn more!
Welcome to the most interesting planet
Welcome to the most interesting planet
in the Solar System!
in the Solar System!
Saturn is the 6th planet away from the sun and approximately 887 million miles away from the sun which makes it 749 million miles away from the Earth! (Britannica)
Saturn is the 2nd largest planet in our solar system! (NASA)
Saturn is the 2nd largest planet in our solar system! (NASA)
With a diameter of 120,000 kilometers, Saturn is the second biggest planet in the solar system. Every 30 years, it circles the Sun at a distance of nearly 10 times that of the Earth. (Royal Museums Greenwich)
Saturn also has 7 rings in total, and they are made of comets, asteroids, and shattered moons. So even though it looks like you can stand on them sadly you cannot. (NASA)
Saturn orbits the sun once around the sun every 29.5 Earth years because of Saturn's slow movement. (Space Facts)
Saturn would be able to float on water, and it is less dense than water!
Saturn has oval-shaped storms that are similar to Jupiter's! Saturn has a hexagonal-shaped pattern of clouds that resembles a hurricane-like storm!
NASA has sent missions to Saturn to explore Saturn and its moons! Please click the Exploration button to learn more!
When Galileo first observed Saturn, he thought the rings were ears on the planet. As the first sketch shows, it looks as if Saturn has two planets next to Saturn. To learn more about Saturn's rings click the Saturn's rings to learn more!
Titan is one of the most unique moons in the solar system! It is larger than even Mercury to give you a better perspective. To learn more about Saturn's unique moons click the Saturn's moons button!
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