Outline of Saturn
Overview of and topical guide to Saturn
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saturn:
Saturn – sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth.[1][2] Although only one-eighth the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95 times more massive.[3][4] Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture; its astronomical symbol (♄) represents the god's sickle.
Classification of Saturn
- Astronomical object
- Gravitationally rounded object
- Planet
- Giant planet
- Gas giant
- Planet of the Solar System
- Outer planet
- Superior planet
- Giant planet
- Planet
- Gravitationally rounded object
Location of Saturn
- Milky Way Galaxy – barred spiral galaxy
- Orion Arm – a spiral arm of the Milky Way
- Solar System – the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including 8 planets, the sixth planet from the Sun being Saturn
- Orion Arm – a spiral arm of the Milky Way
Movement of Saturn
Features of Saturn
- Great White Spot
- Magnetosphere of Saturn
- Rings
- Dragon Storm
Natural satellites of Saturn
Ring moonlets of Saturn
- S/2009 S 1
- Pan
- Daphnis
- Atlas
- Prometheus
- Pandora
- Aegaeon
Co-orbital moons of Saturn
- Janus
- Epimetheus
Inner large moons of Saturn
- Mimas
- Geological features on Mimas
- Enceladus
- Tiger Stripes on Enceladus
- Geological features on Enceladus
- Quadrangles on Enceladus
- Tethys
- Geological features on Tethys
- Quadrangles on Tethys
- Dione
- Geological features on Dione
- Quadrangles on Dione
Alkyonides group of moons of Saturn
- Methone
- Anthe
- Pallene
Trojan moons of Saturn
- Telesto
- Calypso
- Helene
- Polydeuces
Outer large moons of Saturn
- Rhea
- Rings of Rhea
- Geological features on Rhea
- Quadrangles on Rhea
- Titan
- Hyperion
- Iapetus
Inuit group of moons of Saturn
Saturn's Inuit group of satellites
- Kiviuq
- Ijiraq
- Paaliaq
- Siarnaq
- Tarqeq
Gallic group of moons of Saturn
Saturn's Gallic group of satellites
- Albiorix
- Bebhionn
- Erriapus
- Tarvos
Norse group of Saturn satellites
Saturn's Norse group of satellites
- Skoll
- S/2004 S 13
- Greip
- Hyrrokkin
- Jarnsaxa
- Mundilfari
- S/2006 S 1
- S/2004 S 17
- Bergelmir
- Narvi
- Suttungr
- Hati
- S/2004 S 12
- Farbauti
- Thrymr
- Aegir
- S/2007 S 3
- Bestla
- S/2004 S 7
- S/2006 S 3
- Fenrir
- Surtur
- Kari
- Ymir
- Loge
- Fornjot
History of Saturn
Exploration of Saturn
Flyby missions to explore Saturn
Direct missions to explore Saturn
- Cassini–Huygens
- Huygens
Proposed missions to explore Saturn
See also
References
- ^ Brainerd, Jerome James (24 November 2004). "Characteristics of Saturn". The Astrophysics Spectator. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "General Information About Saturn". Scienceray. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
- ^ Brainerd, Jerome James (6 October 2004). "Solar System Planets Compared to Earth". The Astrophysics Spectator. Archived from the original on 1 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ Dunbar, Brian (29 November 2007). "NASA – Saturn". NASA. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
External links
Saturn at Wikipedia's sister projects
- Definitions from Wiktionary
- Media from Commons
- News from Wikinews
- Quotations from Wikiquote
- Texts from Wikisource
- Textbooks from Wikibooks
- Resources from Wikiversity
- Saturn profile at NASA's Solar System Exploration site
- Saturn Fact Sheet, by NASA
- Gazeteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Saturn (USGS)
- Cassini–Huygens mission to Saturn, by NASA
- Research News about Saturn
- General information about Saturn
- Studies on the Rings of Saturn
- Astronomy Cast: Saturn
- Saturn in Daytime (12 inch telescope)
- Saturn 'Rev 175' Raw Preview
- Haese, Paul. "Capturing Saturn". Sixty Symbols. Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham.
- BBC In Our Time radio program
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