Saturn 9'6 AU

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Saturn 9.6 AU
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- Similar to Jupiter in composition and
structure (less sulfur)
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- Similar to Jupiter in composition and
structure (less sulfur) - Spectacular ring
system ice rock particles, 10 m to 1 mm in
dia.
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- Similar to Jupiter in composition and
structure (less sulfur) - Spectacular ring
system ice rock particles, 10 m to 1 mm in
dia. - Magnetic field is 1000x stronger than
Earths
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B-ring C D - rings
Cassinis Division
A-ring
Enkes Division
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The Braided F - ring
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Shepherd moons
Pandora
Prometheus
F-Ring
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Saturns Moons - More than 60 Moons (52 named)
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Saturns Moons - More than 60 Moons (52
named) - Largest is Titan
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Saturns Moons - More than 60 Moons (52
named) - Largest is Titan - Most are less than
500 km in dia.
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Titan - only moon with a substantial atmosphere
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Titan - only moon with a substantial atmosphere
(Nitrogen, methane, organic compounds including
amino acids)
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Titan - only moon with a substantial atmosphere
(Nitrogen, methane, organic compounds including
amino acids) - opaque haze layer
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Titan - only moon with a substantial atmosphere
(Nitrogen, methane, organic compounds including
amino acids) - opaque haze layer - 95K on
surface
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The Huygens Probe January 2005
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