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Saturn
Proper Name
  Saturn
Sidereal Period
  29.48 years
Mean Distance from the Sun
  1,429.4 million km
  9.55 AU
Sidereal Day
  10 hours, 39 minutes
Diameter
  120,537 km
Mean Surface Temperature
  -139°C
Moons
  Atlas
  Calypso
  Dione
  Enceladus
  Epimetheus
  Helene
  Hyperion
  Iapetus
  Janus
  Mimas
  Pandora
  Phoebe
  Prometheus
  Rhea
  Telesto
  Tethys
  Titan
  Many other small moons
For Saturn's current position and visibility, see the Planet Wheel

Saturn
A view of the planet Saturn, showing its famous, unmistakable rings.

The sixth planet from the Sun, and the second largest in our solar system after Jupiter. Saturn is distinguished by its unique extensive ring system.

A Saturnian cloudscape
A Saturnian cloudscape. This is a view of the outer layers of Saturn's atmosphere, with the rings visible in the sky.
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