Saturn Informational Page

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	Our Solar System: Saturn Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is a gas giant composed mainly of hydrogen and helium. It has an extensive ring system that extends hundreds of thousands of kilometers from the planet’s surface. Planetary Data Mass: 570 x 10^27 g Diameter: 120,536 km Mean density: 0.69 km/m^3 Escape velocity: 35,500 m/sec Average distance from Sun: 9.539 AU Rotation period: approximately 10 hr., 14 min. (Earth time) Revolution period: 29.5 Earth years Tilt of axis (in degrees): 26.7 Atmospheric components: 88% hydrogen, 11% helium, traces of methane

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