Profile of Saturn
Mass (kg)
5.688e+26
Mass (Earth = 1)
9.5181e+01
Equatorial radius (km)
60,268
Equatorial radius (Earth = 1)
9.4494e+00
Mean density (gm/cm^3)
0.69
Mean distance from the Sun (km)
1,429,400,000
Mean distance from the
Sun (Earth = 1)
9.5388
Rotational period (hours)
10.233
Orbital period (years)
29.458
Mean orbital velocity (km/sec)
9.67
Orbital eccentricity
0.0560
Tilt of axis (degrees)
25.33
Orbital inclination (degrees)
2.488
Equatorial surface gravity
(m/sec^2)
9.05
Equatorial escape velocity
(km/sec)
35.49
Visual geometric albedo
0.47
Magnitude (Vo)
0.67
Mean cloud temperature
-125°C
Atmospheric pressure (bars)
1.4
Atmospheric
composition
97%
3%
Saturn:
Planet profile Images and info (NASA)
Saturn Events:(NICE SITE)
Saturn:More info and images of the Planet
(Nice Site)
Saturn: Images of the planet and its moons
Saturns Ring Systom: Images of the rings,
Info and links.
(NASA)
Saturn: The Sixth Planet from the Sun,info
and images
Saturn Photo Gallary:(From NSSDC)
(REAL NICE SITE)
