Outline of Saturn
{{Short description|1=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.{{cite web
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}} Although only one-eighth the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95 times more massive.{{cite web
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}} Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture; its astronomical symbol (♄) represents the god's sickle.
Classification of Saturn
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
- Orbit of Saturn
Movement of Saturn
Features of Saturn
Natural satellites of Saturn
= Ring moonlets of Saturn =
= Co-orbital moons of Saturn =
= Inner large moons of Saturn =
= Alkyonides group of moons of Saturn =
= Trojan moons of Saturn =
= Outer large moons of Saturn =
= Inuit group of moons of Saturn =
= Gallic group of moons of Saturn =
= Norse group of Saturn satellites =
History of Saturn
Exploration of Saturn
= Flyby missions to explore Saturn =
= Direct missions to explore Saturn =
= Proposed missions to explore Saturn =
See also
References
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External links
{{Sister project links|Saturn}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20021119033239/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Saturn Saturn profile] at NASA's Solar System Exploration site
- [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturnfact.html Saturn Fact Sheet], by NASA
- [http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/?System=Saturn Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature – Saturn (USGS)]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060428051758/http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/ Cassini–Huygens mission] to Saturn, by NASA
- [https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/space_time/saturn/ Research News] about Saturn
- [http://www.solarviews.com/eng/saturn.htm General information] about Saturn
- [http://www.affs.org/html/studies_on_the_rings_of_saturn.html Studies on the Rings] of Saturn
- [http://www.astronomycast.com/2007/10/episode-59-saturn/ Astronomy Cast: Saturn]
- [https://secure.flickr.com/photos/vontom/5362248377/ Saturn in Daytime (12 inch telescope)]
- [http://www.ciclops.org/view_event/185/Saturn_Rev_175_Raw_Preview?js=1 Saturn 'Rev 175' Raw Preview]
- {{cite web|last=Haese|first=Paul|title=Capturing Saturn|url=http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/saturn_photpgrapher.htm|work=Sixty Symbols|publisher=Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham}}
- [http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06vmr1m BBC In Our Time radio program]
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