Georgia Beth - Discover Saturn

Lerner Publications Minneapolis

Georgia Beth

Discover Planets

Discover

Saturn

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Beth, Georgia, author.

Title: Discover Saturn / Georgia Beth.

Description: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, [2018] | Series: Searchlight books. Discover planets | Audience: Ages | Audience: Grades to | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2017061819 (print) | LCCN 2017056671 (ebook) | ISBN 9781541525467 (eb pdf) | ISBN 9781541523395 (lb : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781541527898 (pb : alk. paper)

Subjects: LCSH: Saturn (Planet)ExplorationJuvenile literature. | Saturn (Planet) Juvenile literature.

Classification: LCC QB671 (print) | LCC QB671 .B48 2018 (ebook) | DDC 523.46dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017061819

Manufactured in the United States of America

1-44412-34671-2/7/2018

Contents

Bright and Beautiful

Chapter

Saturn has inspired skygazers for hundreds of years. Many consider this large planet to be the most beautiful in the solar system. With the naked eye, Saturn looks like a bright light in the sky. But through a telescope, you can see Saturns swirling atmosphere and thousands of rings.

The white arrow in this image points at Saturn. Its visible below Venus, the brightest planet in the night sky.

Saturn is the second-largest planet in our solar system. It is about 227,348 miles (365,882 km) around. Thats about nine times bigger than Earth. But Saturn is also the least dense planet. That means the gas and rock that make up Saturn is not packed together as tightly as it is on other planets.

Saturn is known for its rings. They are bold and easy to see .

The largest planet in the solar system is Jupiter. The other planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Uranus, and Neptune. Saturn is the sixth planet from the sun. It is nearly million miles (1.4 billion km) away from the sun.