Saturn
The planets, stars, moons, comets, asteroids, and other material floating in space make up our Solar System. Currently, there is only one planet that can sustain life as we know it, Earth. Although, the other planets that help to create our solar system may not contain or support life, the planets are useful in expanding our knowledge about the other mysteries in our Solar System. Saturn, known mainly for the jaw-dropping rings that gently encompass the planet, is one of only five planets that can be seen from Earth with the naked eye. Saturn was first visualized back in ancient times with no record of exactly when it was first noticed. Saturn was named in ancient times after the Roman god, Saturnus, the god of agriculture and harvest. The Greeks had already named a planet (or two) for their gods so the Roman's decided to name this new planet for one of their own gods.
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An albedo of zero means the planet is dark and does not reflect light. An albedo of 1 indicates that the planet is bright and 100% reflective. The highest albedo in the solar system is Saturn's moon, Enceladus. Enceladus's albedo is 0.99. The rings that circle Saturn have an albedo of 0.6 (The Planets, 2015). Earth's albedo is 0.39 (NASA, 2014) which makes Saturn's rings and Enceladus more reflective and essentially brighter than Earth. Like many of the planets, Saturn’s motion is not a perfect circle. It follows more of an elliptical path while orbiting the Sun while maintaining a distance of about 1,433,000,000 kilometers or 890,424,918 miles (Nine Planets, 2015). One full orbit around the sun, or the orbit period is 29.5 Earth years (NASA, 2014). The length of one day on Saturn is equal to about 0.44 Earth days or 10.656 Earth hours (NASA, 2014). The orbit inclination is a factor that allows us to view amazing sights of Saturn from Earth. Saturn's orbit inclination is 2.49 degrees (NASA,
Saturn Many people like to compare earth to other planets. I think Saturn and Earth have their differences and similarities, this is for many reasons. One main reason is the differences in temperatures.
Enceledus is the sixth-largest moon of Saturn which discovered by William Herdchel in 1789. Three spacecrafts contributed the main discovery of the Enceledus. Voyager I spacecraft found that Enceledus has a high albedo and is orbiting inside the E ring of the Saturn at the highest density point whereas Voyager II spacecraft observed that there are at least 5 type of terrain on the surface such as crater terrain, young terrain and so on. Cassina spacecraft discovered water-rich plumes venting from the south polar region which approved that the Enceledus is the source of the E ring and is able to create life. In addition the environment on Enceledus is perfect fits in all the chemical requirements for life existence.
The intricate balance between oppression and admiration is in constant battle for the human body. In this world there are those who are convinced in total modesty and those who view the human body as sacred. The balance is always broken by uncontrollable hormones and stares of men targeting the perfect women. This ineluctable desire of men always leads to the contretemps in which women sense objectified. Scott Russell Sanders contemplates why men look at women in his excerpt “Looking at women”.
There are many similarities and differences between Saturn and Mars.We can use a difference to start with. The gravitational force on both planets is very different. To compare the forces, I will use the gravitational force on Earth as the example, since both of the factors are compared to Earth. Mars has a gravitational force that is .38 of Earth’s so If you were 100 pounds on Earth you would be 38 pounds on Mars, but on Saturn you would be 106.4 because it is 1.064… times Earth’s gravitational force, so the difference lies in the numbers since the difference is very large.
Saturn’s rings are made up of billions of ice particles landing from microscopic specks to chunks bigger than a house. Because they are ice particles and the planet would have been so hot when it formed, Saturn’s rings are not leftover materials from the planet’s formation. They are instead debris from various collisions between Saturn’s moons, passing comets, and other objects. These collisions should occur around every 100 million years and the ice may settle and/or waste away. This means that the rings we see around Saturn today may only be a temporary enhancement caused by an impact that occurred since the extinction of the dinosaurs. Each of the particles in Saturn’s rings orbits the planet in its own circular orbit and are seen in
Characters in the Shakespearean tragedy Macbeth scarcely feel guilt - with two exceptions: Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. In this essay let's consider their guilt-problem.
Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun and is the second largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of 116,464 km, which is an equivalent to 72,367 miles. Saturn is also one of the four gas giants and is believed to have no solid surface. Using several methods of testing, astronomers believe that Saturn is made up of 96% hydrogen, 3% helium, and 1% various elements including hydrogen deuteride, methane, ammonia, ethane, etc. Saturn’s atmosphere is composed of 75% hydrogen and 25% helium. Saturn also has dense clouds, and the upper layers of clouds are made up of ammonia and ice.
Diameter is about 500km. Enceladus is also covered the surface in ice and the sea of the liquid is present beneath it. Unlike Europa, in Enceladus has been spouting water vapor, so ice surface has always been new. Enceladus is known as one of the brightest objects in solar system. Results of NASA Saturn spacecraft was launched in 1997, "Cassini" is, in detail analysis of the data of ejecta from Enceladus, it contains silicon dioxide fine particles (nano silica) is. This is evidence of hydrothermal activity. According to the research team of Japan, Enceladus has the environment close to the Earth of time when life was born. A star other than Earth, it is the first time it has been confirmed that the three conditions necessary for life birth water and nutrition and high temperatures
The first Native Americans settled across North and South America between 500/1500 B.C.E, creating advanced and rich cultural, social, and political civilizations. Approximately 6-7 million Native Americans inhabited North America alone. In what would become the American Southwest, Native American tribes, the Hopi and Zuni, conducted a settled life for over 3,000 years. Hundreds of tribes were formed and the Native Americans lived in small villages. When the Spanish first arrived in the Americas in the fifteenth century, they forever changed the lives of the Native Americans. As time went on, more Europeans from different countries came to the Americas for different reasons, but all encountered the Native Americans. Europeans believed that
Even though all the Jovian planets have rings, when most people are asked to name a planet with rings it is Saturn that seems to spring to their minds.
Red Bull gives you wings but it didn't give Saturn Rings. Saturn was first discovered in the 1600's by a bunch of old astronomers who were probably drunk on wine. This lead to four hundred years of debates about how old space was. Nowadays, drunk astronomers still exist, but they also have computers. Using computer modeling, researchers can compare orbital tips and learn the age of Saturn. Looking
Cassini started by flying outside of the F ring of Saturn, then would probe the water rich plume of the active gestures of Saturn's moon Enceladus, and the go around and dive between the planet and the innermost ring 22 times, and that was known as Cassini Grand Finale. Cassini captured the first complete view of the north hexagon, and discovered that there are giant hurricanes at both Saturn's poles. Saturns largest moon Titan was found to have rivers, rain, lakes and seas. It is similar to what Earth was like a long time ago. Cassini completed 200 orbits of Saturn, carried out 132 fly by’s of Saturn's moon, and then discovered seven more new moons.
Cassini has made the biggest discoveries of Saturn and its moons then anything else ever. Cassini orbited Saturn and it’s moons for 13 years and collected a lot of data, and pictures. Cassini discovered some of Saturn’s moons that people didn’t know about. In the 13 years of Cassini’s orbits of Saturn and its moons. Cassini discovered 9 of Saturn’s most famous jet stream’s and Cassini found water spewing out of jets around the south polar region of Enceladus.
Saturn is one of the most interesting planets in the solar system. It is the sixth planet in the solar system, and is most famous for its stunning array of rings. It is a very easy planet to pick out in the sky because it is one of the brightest lights in the shy. It also has a very faint greenish color that makes it stand out from the rest of the objects in the sky (“Astronomy for Kids”). Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, Jupiter being the only planet that is bigger. It also has at least eighteen moons, more than any other planet in the solar system. There have been three voyages to this extraordinary planet, and one is still in process today. The Pioneer II traveled to Saturn in September of 1979,
Saturn: This planet is known for its ring, the rig is made of ice and rock. The gases that are in the atmosphere of this planet are hydrogen and helium. Its diameter is 74,900 miles (120,500 km), an orbit is 29.5 earth days with a full day lasting 10.5 earth hours.