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Saturn and its Ring System "زحل ونظامها الدائري"

Saturn and its Ring System "زحل ونظامها الدائري"
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Description: Saturn
Similar to Jupiter in its
Atmosphere
Composition
Internal structure
Rings
Most prominent feature
Discovered by Galileo in 1610
Complex

Composed of small particles (moonlets) that orbit the planet
Most rings fall into one of two categories based on particle density
Thought to be debris ejected from moons
Origin is still being debated

Other features
Dynamic atmosphere
Large cyclonic storms similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
Thirty named moons
Titan – the largest Saturnian moon
Second largest moon (after Jupiter’s Ganymede) in the solar system
Has a substantial atmosphere

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