| Last Updated: March 21, 2019 by GlitchMindMarch 21, 2019

Saturn is one of our solar system’s most interesting planets. It was first observed in 1610 by Galileo Galilei and is named after the Roman god of agriculture.

Its composition is 94% hydrogen and 6% helium, making it the least dense planet in our system.

Quick Saturn Facts:

The length of a day on Saturn is 10 hours and 42 minutes

It is the second largest planet in our solar system

Saturn has a total of 62 moons

It is 890.8 million miles away from the sun

The rings are not solid and scientists suggest they are slowly disappearing

It takes 29 Earth years for Saturn to orbit the sun

Saturn’s Moon Titan

Of all 62 moons orbiting Saturn, Titan is the largest. Bigger than Mercury and Pluto, this moon has an atmosphere comprised mainly of nitrogen. Titan is also the most likely candidate in our solar system to house life. Stable bodies of liquid ethane have been discovered on the moon’s exterior. Even more intriguing, the Cassini spacecraft’s gravity measurements confirmed an ocean of liquid water beneath the surface of Titan. These findings lend credence to the possibility that some type of life may exist on Saturn’s largest moon.

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. Photo: NASA

Footage of Saturn

From its brilliant rings to the possibility of life inhabiting its largest moon, this celestial body is nothing short of mesmerizing.



Take a look at this marvelous footage showing Saturn peering out from behind Earth’s moon.