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| Saturn Lord of the rings, Saturn is the 2nd largest planet in the solar system. It is a huge gas ball surrounded by ice rings. The planet has an on going polar storm larger than the United States and lightning 1 million times more powerful than on earth. Less dense than water it would float on the ocean. |
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| Saturn's Rings Discovered by Gallilao in 1610. Saturn's rings are made up of billions of pieces of space debri. Many believe they are a result of smashed up moons. There are 7 ring regions, they are as wide as 21 earths laid side by side and as thin as 65 feet. The rings however are eroding and wont be around forever. |
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In 1610 when Gallilao 1st sighted Saturn he recorded what he saw from his crude telescope, these are the the earliest record of saturn s rings. Gallilao was unsure what these shapes were to him they appeared to be 2 circular objects either side of the planets mass. |
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In 1979 Voyager made a mysterious discovery. Saturn appeared to have a perfect hexagon at its north pole. The hexagon is the planets Polar vortex similar to that of earths but different in shape. |
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