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Does Saturn have any rings or moons?

Saturn is famous for its spectacular ring system, which consists of thousands of individual ringlets made of ice and rock particles. It also has over 80 confirmed moons, with Titan being the largest and most well-known moon.


Which planet has over 60 moons?

Both Jupiter and Saturn have more than 60 moons. Saturn may have more than 200, at least 61 have secure orbits. Saturn has 34 that have been named, and 49 altogether. It could have more, depending on how small a body qualifies as a moon. Saturn has broad rings of debris, so large they are visible from earth via small telescope. Jupiter also has rings, but its rings are faint and wispy. Jupiter has the largest moon, Ganymede, and two others nearly as large. Saturn has only one moon nearly the size of Ganymede--Titan. Titan is the only moon with an appreciable atmosphere, and Titan's atmosphere has 10 times the surface pressure of earth's.


Is Saturn rocky or gaseous?

Saturn is classified as a gas giant, consisting primarily of hydrogen and helium with a small rocky core at its center.


Which two planets do not have their own satellite?

Mercury and Venus both lack natural satellites. Mars has two small ones. Jupiter and Saturn each have more than 60, with Ganymede and Titan both being larger than Mercury.


What is one characteristic of Saturn that makes it easily recognized?

One characteristic of Saturn that makes it easily recognized is its prominent and expansive ring system, which can be seen even with a small telescope from Earth. These rings are composed of ice and rocky debris, making them a distinctive feature of Saturn's appearance.

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Is there a heat source for titan Saturn's moon?

Titan will get a very small amount of heat from the Sun, a very small amount of heat from tidal pulling from Saturn and a very small amount from heat transfer from the inner regions. So for all intensive purposes, no.


Can you breathe on Titan?

Yes. But why does Titan have air and not the Earth's moon? If we say, because Titan is colder, then why do some of the large moons of Saturn and Jupiter have no air?


What temperature is on Saturn?

With an average temperature of - 288 degrees Fahrenheit, Saturn is a very cold planet. A gas giant, Saturn is composed mainly of hydrogen and a small percentage of helium. Titan is one of its satellites.


Which planet has 40 satellites one of which is Titan?

Titan is a moon of Saturn. However at the latest count (February 2016) there are 62 moons in total, several of which are named after Greek Titans.https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturn%27s_moons


Does Saturn have 24 moons?

The planet Saturn has 53 named moons (not only 23 moons), and another nine which are still being studied.Many of the moons are very small: 33 are less than 10 km in diameter and 13 moons are less than 50 km.Many of the moons are named after Titans, giants, or minor Greek or Roman gods.Some of Saturn's moons are very large; the moon Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury.


What does the planet titan look like?

Titan, Saturn's largest moon, has a thick atmosphere mostly made up of nitrogen with small amounts of methane and ethane. Its surface is covered in icy materials, with lakes and rivers of liquid methane and ethane. The hazy atmosphere makes it difficult to see the surface clearly from space.


How many moons does the palnet Saturn have?

Saturn has 82 known moons. These moons vary widely in size and shape, with some being small irregular bodies and others being large icy worlds. Titan is the largest moon of Saturn and is known for its thick atmosphere and methane lakes.


What is the greek meaning of gnome?

It comes from the Latin word, "gnomus," denoting a mythical race of very small people who were said to inhabit parts of Ethiopia and India.


Does Saturn have rings and moons if so describe?

Although each of the four gas giants has a ring system, Saturn's ring system is by far the most spectacular. Saturn also has over 60 moons, ranging from small moonlets a few km across, to Titan, which is large enough to have its own atmosphere.


What are some moons of Saturn?

The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets to the enormous Titan. Saturn has 61 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names, and most of which are quite small. There are also hundreds of known moonlets embedded within Saturn's rings.For a complete listing of the moons, and associated data see the Wikipedia article in the reference.


What is the name of moons in Saturn?

Saturn has 61 moons most of which are quite small. Particularly notable are Titan, with an earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and river networks, and Enceladus, which may harbor liquid water under its south pole.


How many satellites are on Saturn?

Saturn has at least 82 known moons, with more potentially yet to be discovered. These moons vary in size and characteristics, with some being large and round like Titan, while others are irregularly shaped or small.