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Saturn
Mrs. Janasik
Saturn
• Saturn is the sixth
planet from the Sun
• Saturn is the second
largest planet
Galileo was the first to
observe it with a
telescope in 1610
Saturn
• In Roman mythology,
Saturn is the god of
agriculture
• The associated Greek
god, Cronus, was the
son of Uranus and Gaia
and the father of Zeus
Saturn
• Saturn’s rings are
composed of
innumerable small
particles each in an
independent orbit
• Saturn’s rings look
continuous from the
Earth
• The rings range in size
from a centimeter to
several meters