Saturn

Saturn is a giant world sixth in the Sun's planetary lineup.[1] Billions of icy and rocky fragments form Saturn's ring system.[1]

History

Pioneer 11 made the first close spacecraft visit to Saturn in 1979.[2] Cassini began orbiting Saturn in 2004 after earlier Voyager flybys.[2]

Findings

A planet-wide body of liquid water lies beneath Enceladus's ice.[2] JPL lists a mean radius of 58232 kilometres for Saturn.[3] With increasing depth, Saturn's gases gradually become liquid as pressure rises.[4]

Current status

A ten-sided atmospheric jet encircles Saturn's southern polar region in Hubble data.[1]

Sources

  1. Saturn | NASA Science. Licence: facts-only (Track B), no text or images reused. Attribution: NASA.
  2. Saturn | NASA Science. Licence: facts-only (Track B), no text or images reused. Attribution: NASA.
  3. Planetary Physical Parameters | NASA JPL. Licence: facts-only (Track B), no text reused. Attribution: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
  4. Facts about Saturn | European Space Agency. Licence: facts-only (Track B), no text reused. Attribution: European Space Agency.

Evidence as of 2026-11-01.