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Saturn

Saturn is the sixth most distant planet from the Sun and the second largest planet in the Solar System. Saturn rotates rapidly around its axis (with a period of 10.23 hours), consists mainly of water and gel, and has a thick atmosphere. Saturn revolves around the Sun in 29.46 Earth years at an average distance of 1427 million km. The equatorial diameter of the upper cloud boundary is 120,536 km, and the polar one is several hundred kilometers smaller [source?]. Saturn's atmosphere contains 94% water and 6% gel (by volume). Its mass is 95 times greater than the mass of the Earth, the magnetic field is slightly weaker than the Earth. Saturn is believed to have a small core of silicates and iron covered by ice and a deep layer of weak hydrogen. According to the latest data, the existence of 145 natural satellites of Saturn is known, the largest of which is Titan.

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Uploaded on August 24, 2023