Moons
What is Saturn’s largest moon?
Titan
Saturn’s diameter?
120,536 kilometers
What causes Saturn’s yellow color?
ammonia crystals
What is the average temperature in Saturn’s upper atmosphere?
-178 degrees Celsius
How thick are Saturn’s rings?
10 meters.
Which moon has methane lakes?
Titan
How many confirmed moons?
274
Saturn’s shape?
Oblate spheroid due to rapid rotation.
How fast can Saturn’s winds blow near the equator?
Around 500 miles per hour
What is the name of the gap between the A and B rings?
Cassini Division.
Which moon has water-ice geysers?
Enceladus
Which planet from the Sun?
Sixth
What are rings made of?
Water and Ice
What is the name of the huge storm that occurs every 30 years?
Great White Spot.
How many main ring groups does Saturn have?
7. A to G
Which moon looks like the Death Star?
Mimas
Surface temperature?
-140 degrees Celsius
Why is Saturn flattened at poles?
Rapid rotation, centrifugal force, and its fluid nature.
Which mission landed a probe on Titan?
Cassini-Huygens (2005)
Name one theory about the origin of Saturn’s rings.
Leftover material from Saturn's formation.
Which moon has an equatorial ridge?
Iapetus
Orbit period in Earth years?
29.5 Earth years
Brightest ring?
B ring
Why would Saturn float in water? (Include the average or exact density)
0.687 g/cm³ is less than water's density (1 g/cm³).
What fun fact about the rings relates to their size if compressed?
If the rings were compressed (squished) they'd nly be about 20 kilometers thick.