Kirsin is learning about the outer planets what else would she know about a planet that is the second largest gas giant and has
the largest rings?
1 answer:
Answer: <u>Saturn is the second largest gas giant and has the largest rings.</u>
Explanation:
- Saturn is the 2nd largest planet in the solar system after Jupiter.
- It is the 6th planet from the Sun and located between Jupiter and Uranus.
- Saturn was named after "Saturnus", the roman god of agriculture.
- Saturn orbital period to move around sun is 29 and half earth years
- Saturn is called gas giant because it is not made of any solid material but light gases (hydrogen and helium).
- Saturn has largest rings. These are made up of pieces of ice, rocks and dust.
- The diagram is attached below:
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