Saturn

Order: 6th Planet
Nickname: The Ringed Planet
Distance from the Sun: 886 million miles
Type: Gas
Atmosphere: Made up of hydrogen and helium
Rings: 7
Moons: 62
Orbit Features:
- 1 day = 10.7 Earth hours
- 1 year = 29 Earth years
Fun Facts:
- Saturn’s rings span 175,000 miles.
- Some of the moons of Saturn may be able to support life.
- In the 1600s, Galileo sketched the planet with ‘handles’, which were in fact its rings.