Jan 23, 2009 Saturn is a ball made up almost entirely of hydrogen and helium. The density and temperature changes the deeper into the planet you go,
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The wind blows at high speeds on Saturn. Near the equator, it reaches velocities of 500 meters a second (1,100 miles an hour). The wind blows mostly in an easterly direction. The strongest winds are found near the equator and velocity falls off uniformly at higher latitudes. Equatorial surface gravity (m/sec^2) 9.05...
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www.solarviews.com/eng/saturn.htm
www.solarviews.com/eng/saturn.htm
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The irregular shape of Hyperion and evidence of bombardment by meteors make it appear to be the oldest surface in the Saturn system. Most dark material is distributed in a pattern directly centered on the leading surface, causing conjecture that dark material in orbit around Saturn was swept up by Iapetus.
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Rather than an explicit separation between the planet's surface and the surrounding atmosphere, Saturn's surface is its atmosphere; Astronomers consider...
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library.thinkquest.org/C005921/Saturn/satuSurf.htm
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space crafts, gas giants, rocky core: Emma, No one really knows what the surface of Saturn looks like, but we can take a good guess.
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Saturn Moon Has Lake Effect Clouds? National Geographic - December 16, 2008 ; Saturn's moon Titan has 'ice volcanoes' BBC - December 16, 2008 ; Saturn: Titan's Volcanoes Give Cassini Chilly Reception PhysOrg - December 16, 2008 ; Saturn: Enceladus has 'spreading surface' - very Earth-like BBC - December 16, 2008 ;
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www.crystalinks.com/saturn.html
www.crystalinks.com/saturn.html
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Planet Saturn question: What is Saturn's surface made up of? Answer there is no suface if there is its a core thats very hot!
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During a tour, I mentioned that Jupiter and Saturn had no solid surface, and then later, I mentioned how the surface gravity of Saturn was only slighly more than Earth, even though it's so much larger. Someone asked, "how do you have surface gravity when there is no surface?" And of course, I had no idea.
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Saturn/Earth Comparison Surface Pressure: >>1000 bars Temperature at 1 bar: 134 K (-139 C) Temperature at 0.1 bar: 84 K (-189 C) Density at 1 bar: 0.19 kg/m3 Wind speeds Up to 400 m/s (<30 degrees latitude) Up to 150 m/s (>30 degrees latitude) Scale height: 59.5 km Mean molecular weight: 2.07 g/mole Atmospheric...
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nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturnfact.html
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/saturnfact.html
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