Saturn

Saturn : Sol VI

System		Sol
Type		Planet
Classification		Gas Giant
Habitable		No
Affiliation		United Empire of Earth
Location		UEE space └ Sol system └─ Orbiting Sol (star)
Natural Satellites		5
Equatorial Radius		60,268 km (Real) 6,026.8 km (Ingame Scale)
Gravity		1.065G
Atmospheric Pressure		1.3817 Earths
Axial Tilt		26.73°
Density		0.687 g/cm³
Tidally Locked		No
Orbital Period		10,759.22 SED
Orbital Speed		9.68 km/s
Orbital Radius		9.5826 AU (Real) 0.95826 AU (Ingame Scale)
Orbital Eccentricity		0.0565
Aphelion		10.1238 AU (Real) 1.01238 AU (Ingame Scale)
Perihelion		9.0412 AU (Real) 0.90412 AU (Ingame Scale)
Inclination		0.93°
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Saturn (Sol VI) is a gas giant in Sol System best known for its set of planetary rings.^[1]

Atmospheric Composition

Saturn's atmosphere is primarily composed of Hydrogen with some Helium.

Chemical Formula	Full Name	Amount
H₂	Hydrogen	96.3%
He	Helium	3.25%
CH₄	Methane	0.45%
NH₃	Ammonia	0.0125%
HD	Hydrogen Deuteride	0.0110%
C₂H₆	Ethane	0.0007%
NH₃	Ammonia	Ice Crystals in Upper Clouds
H₂O	Water	Ice Crystals in Lower Clouds
NH₄SH	Ammonium Hydrosulfide	Ice Crystals in Lower Clouds

Natural Satellites

Titan

Saturn's largest natural satellite has long been of great interest to scientists. With rivers and lakes of ethane and methane, Titan is the only moon in the Sol System with a dense atmosphere.

Rhea

Made mainly of rock and ice, Rhea is commonly referred to as a "dirty snowball" due to its composition.

Tethys

Tethys is predominantly made of water ice, which gives it a density much lower than other celestial objects its size.

Dione

Strangely, this tidally locked moon features numerous impact craters on its trailing hemisphere, leading scientists to speculate that heavy bombardment from objects once spun Dione 180 degrees.

Iapetus

Tidally locked to Saturn, Iapetus is unusual because of its "two-tone" coloration. The side facing Saturn is constantly shrouded in shadow while the more distant side is illuminated.