Saturn
saxt planet frae the Sun
Saturn is the saxt planet frae the Sun an the seicont lairgest planet in the Solar Seestem, efter Jupiter. Named efter the Roman god o agricultur, Saturn, its astronomical seembol, .svg){kind=small}
, is an abbreviation o the Greek letters kappa-rho (for Cronus). Saturn is a gas giant wi an average radius aboot nine times that o Yird.[1][2] While anly ane-aichth the average density o Yird, wi its lairger volume Saturn is juist ower 95 times mair massive.[3][4][5]
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- ↑ Brainerd, Jerome James (24 November 2004). "Characteristics of Saturn". The Astrophysics Spectator. Archived frae the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 Julie 2010. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ "General Information About Saturn". Scienceray. 28 Julie 2011. Archived frae the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help)"Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) - ↑ Brainerd, Jerome James (6 October 2004). "Solar System Planets Compared to Earth". The Astrophysics Spectator. Archived frae the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 5 Julie 2010. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help) - ↑ Dunbar, Brian (29 November 2007). "NASA – Saturn". NASA. Archived frae the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 21 Julie 2011. Unknown parameter
|deadurl=ignored (help)"Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Cain, Fraser (3 Julie 2008). "Mass of Saturn". Universe Today. Retrieved 17 August 2011.