Wednesday, August 18, 2010

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"From a distance, in visible light, Saturn's atmosphere looks more boring than Jupiter; Saturnhas cloud bands in its atmosphere, but they're pale orange and faded. This orange color is because Saturn has more sulfur in its atmosphere."

"It's average density is less than that of water, and despite its bland butterscotch appearance it has storms that rival any found on Jupiter."

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Equatorial radius60,286 km
9.4492 Earths
Mean density0.687 g/cm³

Whereas temperatures on Saturn are normally −185 °C..."

"The wind is extremely strong on the planet, especially near the equator where the wind reaches speeds of 1,100 miles an hour."


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