saturn is mostly made up of gas. saturn is called a gas giant because it is made of gas. it is made...

• Saturn is mostly made up of gas. Saturn is called a gas giant because it is made of gas. it is made of Hydrogen and Helium.

• The temperature range is between -308 degrees and -128 degrees. The diameter is 74,897 miles, also the circumference of Saturn is 235,298 miles.

• Saturn has 62 moons. Saturn’s biggest moon’s name is Titan. It is bigger than Earth! Only 52 of the moons have received names. Saturn is 885,900,000 miles from the sun.

• It takes Saturn 11 hours to rotate on its axis.11 hours is Saturn’s day or Saturn’s rotation.

• It takes Saturn 29.1 years to revolve around the sun. Saturn is named after a Roman god. Saturn got its name because it moves slowly across the sky and it is also named after Jupiter’s grandfather.

• Saturn is the 6th planet from the sun. This cold planet makes one rotation on its axis in just 10 hours! Saturn is a gas giant it is mostly made hydrogen and helium.

Bibliography and Webliography

• Erickson, Kristen. "Solar System Exploration." NASA. April 9, 2014. NASA. 14 April, 2014. <http://www.nasa.gov/>.

• Cain, Fraser. "Saturn." Universe Today. . . 14 April, 2014. http://www.universetoday.com/.

• . "Saturn." Planets for Kids. . 2013. 14 April, 2014. <http://www.planetsforkids.org/>.