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Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and the second largest planet in the solar system. Saturn was the Roman name for Cronus, the lord of the Titans in Greek mythology. Saturn is the root of the English word "Saturday."

Saturn is the farthest planet from Earth visible to the naked human eye, but it is through a telescope that the planet's most outstanding features can be seen: Saturn's rings. Although the other gas giants in the solar system — Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune — also have rings, those of Saturn are without a doubt the most extraordinary.

Top 20 Saturn facts 

#1

Saturn is the lightest planet in our solar system.

#2

This planet is known as being a “gas giant”. The other planets that are classed as gas giants are Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus.

#3

Saturn is the second largest planet in our solar system.

#4

The rings of Saturn are made of chunks of rock and ice. Did you enjoy our Saturn amazing facts?

#5

If you was driving at 75 miles (121 km) per hour, it would take 258 days to drive around one of Saturn’s rings.

#6

Saturn’s winds can blow up to 1,100 miles per hour, which makes it the windiest planet in our solar system.

#7

As Saturn has a very low density, if you were able to put it into water, it would float!

#8

Saturn is so big that Earth could fit into it whooping 755 times!

#9

Saturn is twice as far away from the Sun as Jupiter is.

#10

A year on Saturn would take almost thirty Earth years.

#11

A day on Saturn Planet is 10 hours 39 minutes. This is the truth, not just jokes as we've thought before.

#12

Enceladus, one of Saturn’s smaller moons, reflects some 90% of the sunlight, making it more reflective than snow!

#13

Planet Saturn is approximately 856 million miles away from the Sun.

#14

Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture.

#15

Saturn has 64 known moons orbiting it.

#16

At times, Planet Saturn can be the 3rd brightest planet in night sky.

#17

Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, is the only moon in the Solar System to possess an atmosphere.

#18

Saturn Planet is about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium with minor traces of water, methane and ammonia.

#19

Galileo was the first to observe this planet with a telescope in 1610.

#20

Planet Saturn is the root of the English word “Saturday”.