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Radius: 58,232 km
Mass: 5.69x1026 kg
Orbital Period: 29.46 Earth years
Rotation Period: 0.436 Earth day
Distance from Sun: 1,426.94 million km
Satellites: Dione, Enceladus, Iapetus, Mimas, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Titan, and a number of other moons.

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun. Saturn is most noted for its rings. It is orbited by Dione, Enceladus, Iapetus, Mimas, Phoebe, Rhea, Tethys, Titan, and a number of other moons: A partial listing of Saturn's other satellites includes Pan, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Telesto, Calypso, Helene, Hyperion.

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Saturn is the sixth planet from Sun:

Distance from sun (million km): 1.432
Revolution: 23,63 years
Diameter (equator): 120.870 km
Period of rotation: 10 h, 39 min

Saturn is a large gas planet with an atmosphere composed of hydrogen and helium. The winds on Saturn reach speeds up to 1.800 kilometers/hour.

Saturn has an extensive ring system which is formed by thousands of individual rings. The rings appear to contain water ice and dust. The thickness of the rings ranges from 10 to 100 meters. Astronomers believe the rings developed from particles that resulted from the break-up of naturally occurring satellites.

Saturn has at least eighteen naturally occurring moons/satellites.

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