Exploring Saturn: The Ringed Giant of the Solar System

Saturn is a gas giant with a diameter of 120,536 km and a mass 95% that of Earth. It has 62 moons, 30 rings, and an orbit period of 29.5 years. Saturn is visible to the naked eye and is named after the Roman god. Its atmosphere is composed of hydrogen, ammonia ice, and other gases. Saturn's rings are made of ice and dust, stretching over 120,000 km. Some moons have subsurface oceans. Four spacecrafts have visited Saturn: Pioneer 11, Voyager 1, Voyager 2, and Cassini-Huygens.

What is the diameter of Saturn in kilometers?

• 150,000 kilometers

• 100,000 kilometers

• 74,897.6 kilometers

• 120,536 kilometers

Which Roman god is Saturn named after?

• Jupiter

• Mars

• Saturn

• Neptune

What are the main components of Saturn's atmosphere?

• Carbon dioxide and Methane

• Ammonia ice, water ice, cold hydrogen, and sulfur ice

• Oxygen and Nitrogen

• Helium and Argon

How thick are Saturn's rings?

• 20 meters

• 50 meters

• 100 meters

• 200 meters

Which spacecraft was not mentioned as having visited Saturn?

• Pioneer 11

• Voyager 1

• Voyager 2

• Galileo