Saturn

The ringed gas giant, sixth planet from the Sun and light enough to float in a big enough bathtub.

Saturn is a giant ball of hydrogen and helium with the most spectacular rings in the Solar System, made of countless pieces of ice and rock. It has more known moons than any other planet.

Key facts

Type: Gas giant
Distance from the Sun: About 1.4 billion km (9.5 AU)
Diameter: About 116,000 km
Day: 10 h 33 min
Year: About 29.5 Earth years
Moons: 274 confirmed (2025)

Mercury
The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun, scorched by day and frozen by night.
Venus
Earth's twin in size, and the hottest planet in the Solar System.
Earth
Our home planet, and so far the only world known to have life and liquid water on its surface.
Mars
The red planet, with the tallest volcano and one of the longest canyons in the Solar System.
Jupiter
The biggest planet, more than twice as massive as all the others combined.
Uranus
An ice giant that rolls around the Sun on its side.
Neptune
The farthest planet from the Sun, with the fastest winds in the Solar System.

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