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When hearing of Saturn it is most likely to be known as the planet with the rings around it, which in fact is true. The first learning of Saturn’s rings was in 1610, by Galileo Galilei with his telescope and thought it was three stars held together. Saturn is also the second largest planet out of the whole Solar System, the first being Jupitar. Saturn’s diameter is 72,367.4 mi. It is one of the five planets able to be seen with the naked eye, and also the fifth brightest object in the Solar System. Although Saturn is one of our biggest planets it is the least dense out of them all, and is composed of gas, which means anything that lands on it will sink through. Saturn is the gas giant, which contains hydrogen, helium, ammonia, methane, and …show more content…

It has been acknowledged that material for Saturn’s E-ring, which is a diffuse ring outside the light, main rings, comes from the moon Enceladus, which is venting icy particles and gas into space as it orbits Saturn. Some scientists believe the rings of Saturn were made the exact time the planet was formed. This idea of being created so long ago has been pushed aside as scientists are starting to research the new idea of them being created 4.6 billion years ago instead. “Forming a massive ring system requires the disruption of a massive parent body, which is unlikely now, but might have occurred during the solar system’s early days, when there was more mass that had not yet been incorporated into planets. Massive rings would thus suggest “old” rings. Saturn’s rings will continue to reveal their secrets for years to come” (Dones). The rings of Saturn must be more complicated than some believe, because scientists have not concluded one proposition being true and one being ruled out yet. Which explains that the rings could or could not be recycled forming different types each time, but it has not been discovered …show more content…

If anyone does, this is why. Saturn was named after the Roman God of agriculture who was formally named Saturnus. According to Roman Gods Saturnus was said to carry a sickle in his left hand and a bundle of wheat in his right. Saturnus’ mother was Helen, father of Ceres (Jupiter and Veritas), and married to Ops. It is told to be a myth that Saturn introduced his roman civilians to agriculture by showing and teaching the romans how to farm the land on their own. Not only the Roman God of agriculture, but also the God of time, which would be why Saturn is the slowest when it orbits the Sun out of all planets in the Solar System.
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