Outline of Saturn

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saturn:

Saturn – sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth.[1][2] Although only one-eighth the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95 times more massive.[3][4] Saturn is named after the Roman god of agriculture; its astronomical symbol (♄) represents the god's sickle.

Classification of Saturn

Location of Saturn
  • Milky Way Galaxy – barred spiral galaxy
    • Orion Arm – a spiral arm of the Milky Way
      • Solar System – the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including 8 planets, the sixth planet from the Sun being Saturn
        • Orbit of Saturn

Movement of Saturn
  • Orbit of Saturn
  • Rotation of Saturn

Features of Saturn

Natural satellites of Saturn

Ring moonlets of Saturn

Co-orbital moons of Saturn

Inner large moons of Saturn

Alkyonides group of moons of Saturn

Trojan moons of Saturn

Outer large moons of Saturn

Inuit group of moons of Saturn

Saturn's Inuit group of satellites

Gallic group of moons of Saturn

Saturn's Gallic group of satellites

Norse group of Saturn satellites

Saturn's Norse group of satellites

History of Saturn

History of Saturn

Exploration of Saturn

Exploration of Saturn

Flyby missions to explore Saturn

Direct missions to explore Saturn

Proposed missions to explore Saturn

See also

References
  1. Brainerd, Jerome James (24 November 2004). "Characteristics of Saturn". The Astrophysics Spectator. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  2. "General Information About Saturn". Scienceray. 28 July 2011. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  3. Brainerd, Jerome James (6 October 2004). "Solar System Planets Compared to Earth". The Astrophysics Spectator. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  4. Dunbar, Brian (29 November 2007). "NASA – Saturn". NASA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
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