Saturn is composed of hydrogen with small amounts of helium. The core however is made out of rock and ice, surrounded by a thick layer solid, metallic hydrogen and a gaseous outer layer. Saturn's rings are made up of tiny ice particles, sma...
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Like Jupiter Saturn is composed almost entirely of hydrogen – this abundant element makes up 96% of the planet , with the remaining 3% made of helium, and then trace amounts of other chemicals. These are thought to match the primordial elem...
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While Jupiter and Saturn are mostly composed of hydrogen and helium, the ice giant Uranus is much different. Instead, it is mostly composed of various ices, like water, ammonia and methane. The mass of Uranus is roughly 14.5 times ... Astronomers think that between 9.3 and 13.5 Earth masses of this is made up of these ices.
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Saturn is not solid like Earth, but is instead a giant gas planet. It is made up of 94% hydrogen, 6% helium and small amounts of methane and ammonia. Hydrogen and helium are what most stars are made of. It is thought that there might be a molten, rocky core about the size of Earth deep within Saturn.
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QUESTION: What is Saturn made of? ANSWER from FAQ on June 3, 1999: Like Jupiter, Saturn is about 75% hydrogen and 25% helium with traces of water, methane and ammonia. Saturn's interior is similar to Jupiter's consisting of a rocky core, a liquid metallic hydrogen layer and a molecular hydrogen layer.
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Astronomers have been observing Saturn's rings ever since--nearly 400 years. Even so, there's much we don't know about them. The rings are made of icy chunks ranging in size from dust to large houses. It looks like debris, but from what?
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The Greatest Saturn Portrait ...Yet; While cruising around Saturn in early October 2004, Cassini captured a series of images that have been composed into the largest, most detailed, global natural color view of Saturn and its rings ever made.
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What are the rings around Saturn made of - trivia question /questions answer / answers ... ; Which one of the following planets is known for its main seven rings made up of icy particles: Saturn, Pluto, Jupiter, or Venus?; What is Saturn's largest moon?; How many moons does Saturn have?; How many rings does Saturn have?;
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