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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
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
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
Saturn's Inuit group of satellites
Gallic group of moons of Saturn
Saturn's Gallic group of satellites
Norse group of Saturn satellites
Saturn's Norse group of satellites
History of Saturn
History of Saturn
Exploration of Saturn
Exploration of Saturn
Flyby missions to explore Saturn
Direct missions to explore Saturn
Proposed missions to explore Saturn
See also
References
External links