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Planet Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun, and the second largest planet in the solar system. The planet is prominent for its nine rings. It has at least 31 moons, including Titan, Mimas, Enceladus, Hyperion, Rhea, and Phoebe.
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How do you compare the temperature on Saturn to earth?
Temperatures on Saturn are much colder than on Earth, with average temperatures around -285 degrees Fahrenheit. Saturn's distance from the Sun and its lack of heat-trapping atmosphere contribute to its frigid temperatures. Earth, on the other hand, has a much more moderate climate due to its proximity to the Sun and its atmosphere that helps regulate temperatures.
What is the roman god Saturn sacred animal?
The Roman god Saturn's sacred animal was the serpent. He was often depicted with a snake coiled around him, symbolizing renewal, rebirth, and transformation. The serpent was associated with agricultural fertility and the cycles of nature, reflecting Saturn's role as a god of agriculture and time.
How long would it take to get from Saturn to the sun travling at 500 mph?
About 966,00 hours, or 42,500 days, or 503 lifetimes, assuming a lifetime equal to 80 years.
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Imagine taking a trip at the speed of light. The "ultimate speed limit" according to Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity; c = 186,000 miles/sec = 300,000 km/s = 3 x 10 10cm/s (= 1 light-year/year). The effects of Special Relativity will have a profound effect upon space travel. Because mass increases as one's velocity approaches c, travel near the speed of light will be very expensive and will require spacecraft designs far different from those imagined on Sci-Fi TV programs. A phenomenon called time dilation, will cause space explorers traveling near the speed of light to age more slowly than their compatriots left behind on earth. For now we will ignore the details and set off on a journey to explore the Universe.
For an idea of how long exploring the Universe would take at your favorite speed try this link at the University of Maryland; but remember to follow the speed limit. Earth from space- taken by the Apollo 11 astronauts. Visible through the clouds are the continents of Africa and Europe.
The Moon - 1.5 light seconds from the Earth. Current evidence suggests that the moon may have been blasted away from the earth about 4.5 billion years ago when a Mars-sized "planetesimal" collided with the newly formed Earth. More info at Bill Arnett's "The Nine Planets".Venus - About 2 minutes away when it is closest, would take almost 15 minutes when it is on the other side of the sun. Venus was thought originally to be our "sister planet"; visible as the "evening star" or the "morning star". We now know that Venus has a toxic atmosphere with sulfuric acid rain and a greenhouse effect that keeps the planet boiling hot. For more info about Venus see Venus Introduction by Calvin Hamilton or Venus View by Bill Arnett. Astronomy Pictures of the Day of Venus.
Mariner at Venus
HST Image of MarsMars - 4 minutes away on average. This picture, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is a true color image showing the polar ice cap. A meteorite that originated from Mars and landed in Antarctica shows evidence for Life on Mars which may have existed over 3 billion years ago according to some NASA scientists. Scientists at UCSD's Scripps Institution of Oceanography dispute the claim of Martian life, however. Mars is considered the most hospitable place for life after the earth. For more info about Mars see Mars Introduction by Calvin Hamilton or Mars View by Bill Arnett.
A suite of NASA Missions are now carrying out detailed examintation of Mars. Mars Pathfinder landed on Mars in July 1997; its Soujourner rover transmitted back spectacular images and other data for over 3 months, despite a planned lifetime of 1 week. Communication was lost with the spacecraft in October 1997. Since May 1998 Mars Global Surveyor has been orbiting the planet imaging and mapping its surface. The Mars Climate Orbiter mission, which was to begin operation in September 1999 was lost due to a navigation error caused by confusion between metric and English units. The recent failures of the Mars Climate Orbiter and its companion, the Mars Polar Lander, which lost contact during Mars landing in December 1999.are reminders of the continuing difficulty of space exploration.
- Latest News from the Red Planet.
- APODs of Mars.
Loki Volcano on IoSaturn with its fantastic rings is about 1 light hour from the Sun. These are "false color" image from Voyager. Saturn's large satellite Titan is massive enough to have its own atmosphere, though probably too cold to support life. For more info see Saturn Introduction, or Saturn View, or Saturn APODs.Neptune - 4 hours away, is, until March 1999, the outermost planet in the Solar System due to Pluto's highly elongated orbit. Because Neptune receives less than one tenth of one percent of the sunlight that we receive on earth, astronomers had expected Neptune to be cold and dormant. Instead, Voyager 2 showed Neptune to have activity much like Jupiter, including the giant dark storm system shown here. For more info see Neptune Introduction, or Neptune View, or Neptune APODs.
Voyager at NeptunePluto and its companion (satellite) Charon. Pluto is the smallest of the planets and has been considered for demotion to a minor solar system body. It is also the planet with the most eccentric orbit; it lies at an angle to the rest of the ecliptic. From about 1979 to 1999 Pluto was within Neptune's orbit, making Neptune temporarily the most distant planet from the sun. For more info see Pluto Introduction or Pluto View.Continuing our journey outward for nearly one year , we come to the Oort Cloud which may contain as many as a trillion comets. Comets are of particular interest to astronomers because they may be the most primitive objects in the Solar System, revealing much about the conditions when our Solar System formed. Recent comets include Comet Hale-Bopp Bright ice/rock nucleus,yellow dust tail and faint blue gas tail. Comet Halley A short-period comet, Halley passes near the Earth every 76 years. First mentioned in the historical record in 240BCE, it can also be seen in the Bayeux Tapestry which commemorates the Battle of Hastings in 1066 (look in the upper left hand corner). Named after Edmund Halley who calculated its orbit in 1705 and predicted the date of its next appearance.
Comet Hale-Bopp
- APODs of Comet Hale-Bopp.
- University of Hawaii Comet HomePage
The next nearest star is Alpha Centauri, a triple-star system visible from the southern hemisphere, four light-years away. As a measure of how empty space is, consider a model in which the Sun is represented by a large grapefruit; the Earth would be the size of a fancy pinhead ten paces away and the next grapefruit (Alpha Cen) would be in Cleveland! (n.b. a light year is adistance not a time. One light-year (l.y.) is the distance that light waves travel in a year = 1.0 x 1018cm, about 6 trillion miles.)
Before we get too cavalier about zipping around the Solar System at light speed lets remember how far beyond our current capabilities this is: Solar System TravelSpeedTime to JupiterTime to SaturnTime to Cen
Freeway Speed75 mph600 yrs1200 yrs38 million yrs
Jetliner Speed500 mph90 yrs180 yrs6 million yrs
Concorde Speed
(Mach 2)1350 mph33 yrs66 yrs2 million yrs
Spacecraft Speed
(Voyager)40,000 mph1.5 yrs3 yrs70,000* yrs
The Voyager Spacecraft, the most sophisticared space missions yet attempted by humans, took years to get to Jupiter & Saturn. As of 1999 May, Voyager 1 was nearly 6 billion miles from earth; it takes over 20 hours to send a signal and receive a reply. See where Voyager is now. *The Voyager Spacecraft are not headed toward Cen, by the way. The Pleiades Star Cluster, The Seven Sisters of Greek Mythology (Suburu to the Japanese) 375 l.y. away, is a relatively young cluster of hundreds of stars with an age of about 75 million years. Most stars form in clusters like the Pleiades.The Orion Nebula - 1500 light years, visible as the second "star" in Orion's sword. This gaseous nebula contains a younger cluster of stars (age ~ 1 million years). The hot young stars in the Trapezium near the center are ionizing and heating the surrounding gas, causing it to fluoresce. Compare the above with a much longer exposure of Orion, showing the faint outer regions. The nebula sits on one edge of a cold, relatively dense molecular cloud, wher star formation is occurring actively.The Crab Nebula, about 6000 l.y. away in the direction of Taurus, is the remnant of a massive star that ended its life in a gigantic supernova explosion in July 1054. The glowing gas in the picture is the "star stuff" enriched in heavier elements (C,O,S, etc) produced in the nuclear fusion furnace at the star's core. At the center of the Crab Nebula is a pulsar --- a rapidly rotating, highly magnetized neutron star. The supernova was noted by Chinese astronomers and is also commemorated in Asasazi Petroglyphs in Chaco Canyon and other southwestern Native American sites. Curiously there is no mention in European records. Another look at the Crab from the Web Nebulae.The Veil Nebula part of the Cygnus Loop, remnant of a supernova that occurred about 15--20 thousand years ago. As the explosive shock wave moves outward from the dead star, it plows up material from the interstellar medium, causing it to glow. The gas in the center is heated to temperatures of millions of degrees and is a strong source of x-rays.The Ring Nebula , about 5000 l.y. in the constellation Lyra, is the final death "hiccup" of a star like our Sun. The outer layers of the star are ejected as it runs out of nuclear fuel and the hot inner core causes the ejected gas to fluoresce. This final stage is called a Planetary Nebula, though it has nothing to do with planets. At the center of the planetary nebula is the small (R~Rearth) intensely hot (T~100,000K) cinder of the dying star - a white dwarf.Globular Cluster -- Globular clusters are gravitationally bound clusters of millions of stars, formed in the very early history of our galaxy, 10--15 billion years ago. There are about 250 globular clusters distributed roughly spherically around the Milky Way. Take a tour of the Milky Way's globular clusters. Some other galaxies have many thousands of globular clusters.Our Milky Way galaxy is a system of nearly a half a trillion stars. It is 100,000 l.y. across. The Sun is about 2/3 of the way toward the outer part of the galaxy disk.
The Milky Way in the InfraredThe Large Magellanic Cloud with The Small Magellanic Cloud are satellite galaxies to the Milky Way.They lie about 150,000 l.y. away in the southern skies. The Magellanic clouds were first described to Europeans by the crew of Magellan's ships as they rounded the tip of Cape Horn. Part of the collection of galaxies known as the "Local Group".The Andromeda Galaxy - 2 million light years. This galaxy and our Milky Way make up the dominant galaxies of our local cluster, "The Local Group". The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, is somewhat more massive than the Milky Way, but otherwise structurally similar.Spiral Galaxy Messier 33 (M33) Another member of the Local Group of galaxies. With the Milky Way and Andromeda, the only three spiral galaxies in the Local Group.The Local Group of Galaxies is our own small cluster of about 30 galaxies, dominated by the Milky Way and Andromeda. For more info .M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy, located about 15 million light-years from Earth, is undergoing a tidal interaction with its companion SB galaxy. The beautiful spiral structure in M51 may be due to this gravitational interaction.The Virgo Cluster of Galaxies (left) is the closest galaxy cluster to the Milky Way, about 50 million l.y. away. Virgo contains several hundred galaxies. Our local group is an outlying satellite of the Virgo Cluster
The Hercules Cluster of galaxies (right) 650 million light-years from Earth is unusual in the number of spiral galaxies that it contains.Quasar 3C273 -- Quasars are the most luminous objects in the universe, visible to distances of billions of light years. They are believed to be powered by a massive central black hole, perhaps 100 million to a billion times the mass of the Sun. It generates energy by accreting nearby matter. 3C 273 was one of the first quasars discovered; with a redshift that corresponds to 15% of the speed of light , z = 15%, it is about two billion l.y. away. It is orders of magnitude brighter than the faint galaxies in a small group around the quasar, just visible in this photograph.Gravitational Lens A very massive object, such as this cluster of galaxies, can act as a gravitational lens. Light passing through the cluster from an object located behind it can be focused and amplified to produce one or more images of the background object. The four bright spots in the forground are lensed images of a spiral galaxy lying behind the cluster.The Hubble Deep Field, the deepest space photograph taken to date shows galaxies billions of light years away, as they were when the Universe was only a fraction of its current age, believed to be 10--20 billion years.
Which small rocky planets have no rings?
. . . All of them. The only planets with notable rings are Saturn (gas giant) and Uranus (ice giant).
No. Saturn does not have a solid surface and therefore has no sand.
Saturn is a gas giant planet composed mostly of hydrogen and helium, and it doesn't have a solid surface like Earth. Therefore, it does not have humidity levels like terrestrial planets. Instead, its atmosphere is mainly composed of hydrogen, with trace amounts of other gases like methane and ammonia.
How far is Saturn's moon from Saturn?
The distance from Saturn to the moon of Earth is similar to the distance from Saturn to the Earth. This is about 746 million miles, or 1.2 billion kilometers.
Is Saturn denser than Jupiter?
Saturn isn't denser than Earth. Saturn is about one eighth the density of Earth. It is less dense because it is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium while Earth is made mostly of rock and iron.
How long is Saturn from the sun in miles?
At its farthest (aphelion), Saturn hovers 934 million miles (1.5 billion km) from the sun; at its closest (perihelion), the distance to Saturn from the sun is "only" 839 million miles (1.4 billion km).
How long does it take for mimas to make a complete orbit around Saturn?
Mimas' period of revolution around Saturn is 0.942 days.
How many Saturn dealerships are there in Houston?
"There are three Saturn dealerships in Houston, Texas. Munday Chevrolet, Champion Chevrolet, and Mac Haik Chevrolet are all authorized Saturn representatives."
How do you use a Sega Saturn emulator?
To use a Sega Saturn emulator, you'll need to download the emulator software on your computer. Once installed, you can run game ROMs in the emulator by opening the software and loading the game file. Make sure you have the necessary BIOS files for the emulator to run properly.
Where can you find Saturn parts?
Saturn parts can typically be found at auto parts stores that carry aftermarket or OEM components, as well as online retailers specializing in automotive parts. It's also worth checking with Saturn dealerships or salvage yards for used parts.
What vehicles are available at Saturn dealerships?
Saturn dealerships primarily sell Saturn vehicles, such as the Saturn Vue, Saturn Sky, Saturn Aura, Saturn Ion, and Saturn Outlook. However, since Saturn was discontinued in 2010, these vehicles can only be purchased second-hand.
How many discontinuous arcs in planet Saturn?
Saturn has hundreds of discontinuous arcs in its rings, which are caused by the gravitational influence of its moons and small moonlets within the rings causing gaps and variations in the ring system. Some of the most notable arcs include the Encke Gap, Cassini Division, and the Keeler Gap.
Which planet has the slower orbital speed saturn or jupiter how many kilometers slower?
Saturn has a slower orbital speed than Jupiter. Saturn's average orbital speed is about 9.69 km/s, while Jupiter's average orbital speed is about 13.07 km/s, making Jupiter about 3.38 km/s faster than Saturn.
What is the satellite on Saturn?
Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system and the sixth in distance from the Sun. It is mostly gaseous with large "rings" of ice and rocks. It has more than 60 moons, the inner ones small and within the ring system. The outer hydrogen atmosphere is very cold, as low as -200 °C. But the small rocky core is heated by presssure to over 11700°C.
Saturn cannot support life because the dense liquid hydrogen has incredibly high pressure at greater depths and may form a mantle of solid hydrogen.
Saturn's orbit is 900 million miles (1.5 billion km) from the sun, compared to Earth at 93 million miles (149 million km), Jupiter at 500 million miles (778 million km), and Uranus (the 'next planet out') at over 1800 million miles (2.9 billion km).
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.
Who is the greek gods of the heavensthe roman call you Saturn?
Cronus is the Greek equivalent to Saturn: Uranus is the Greek god of the heavens.
The original personification of the Heavens was Ouranos (Uranus). He was supplanted and castrated by his son, Kronos (Cronus), who was king of the Titans, who also took over as the personification and god of the Heavens. When Kronos was overthrown, Zeus took for himself the loftiest throne, that of god of the Heavens.
To the Greeks, the heavens were all those things that were in the sky and above. Today we simplify the concept and simply say that they were gods of the sky.
Is titan larger or smaller than earth?
Overall, Titan is smaller than Earth. Titan has a diameter of about 5,151 kilometers, making it the second largest moon in our solar system. Earth, on the other hand, has a diameter of about 12,742 kilometers.
Saturn is 120,000 km (75,000 miles) wide at the equator, and is visibly flattened at the poles due to its fast rotation, and this effect is called oblateness, and Saturn's oblateness is 0.098, which means the length from pole to pole is shorter by that factor, which makes it 108240 km (67,650 miles)
Are there any evidence of volcanic activity on Saturn?
There is no evidence of volcanic activity on Saturn itself. However, some of Saturn's moons, such as Enceladus and Titan, show evidence of past or present volcanic activity with features like ice volcanoes or cryovolcanoes releasing water or methane rather than molten rock.
Is Saturn one of the inter planets or outer planets?
Saturn is an outer planet. Outer planets are also known as gas giants and include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are located beyond the asteroid belt in our solar system.
How much should it cost to replace oil pan gasket for 2007 Saturn Aura?
The cost of replacing an oil pan gasket for a 2007 Saturn Aura can vary depending on the location and labor rates of the mechanic. On average, you can expect to pay between $200 to $400 for parts and labor. It's recommended to get a few quotes from different mechanics to compare prices.
Which planet is the Roman God of agriculture?
Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturnus [See Link] He was a main god of agriculture and harvest. In medieval times he was known as the Roman god of agriculture, justice and strength; he held a sickle in his left hand (which is the symbol of Saturn) and a bundle of wheat in his right.
