Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. It is the second biggest planet in our solar system. Only Jupiter is bigger than Saturn. Saturn is a gas planet made mostly of gas, not rock like Earth.

Saturn is huge. It is about nine times wider than Earth. Even though Saturn is almost as big as Jupiter, it weighs much less. Saturn is so far from the Sun that it takes 29 years to go around it. That is much longer than Earth's one year trip around the Sun.

Inside Saturn, scientists think there is a rocky center. Around that center are thick layers of different gases and liquids. The top of Saturn looks pale yellow because of special ice crystals floating in the air. Saturn has a magnetic field around it, like Earth does. This magnetic field is weaker than Earth's, but it is much bigger because Saturn itself is so much bigger.

Saturn's winds are super fast and strong. They can blow at speeds of 1,800 kilometers per hour. That is much faster than any wind on Earth. The clouds on Saturn do not have many colors or patterns, but sometimes special storm features can last for a long time.

Saturn has beautiful rings made mostly of ice and rock. These rings are bright and easy to see. At least 293 moons orbit around Saturn. One moon called Titan is huge and very special. Titan is bigger than the planet Mercury and it has its own thick air around it. No other moon in our solar system has this.