SI Units |
Earth Relative |
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Radius (Equatorial) |
60,268,000 m |
9.4492 x Earth |
Mass |
5.6846 x 1026 kg |
95.152 x Earth |
Temperature (Surface Mean) |
88 K (-185 °C) |
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Gravity |
3.69 ms-2 |
0.376 g |
Escape Velocity |
35,600 ms-1 |
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Axis Tilt |
26.7° |
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Distance from Sun (Semi-Major) |
1.43344937 x 1012 m |
9.582 AU |
Orbital Period |
29.46 Earth Years |
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Rotational Period |
0.44 Earth Days (10.2 Hours) |
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Number of Moons |
200+ (61 with confirmed orbits, 53 with names): including
Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Titan, Iapetus
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Atmosphere |
97% Hydrogen, 3% Helium |
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Rings |
135,000,000 m in radius, 300 m thick. Mostly ice particles.
4 main ring groups: (outwards in) A, B, C, (Cassini division), D
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Missions to Saturn |
Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, 2, Cassini-Huygens |
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