The Saturn Page
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About Saturn
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the solar system and has the most spectacular ring system of any of the gas giant planets. Scientists say Saturn's atmosphere is primarily made up of hydrogen and helium and is orbited by 82 moons, the most moons orbiting any planet in the solar system. Of these 82 moons, Titan is the largest of them all. Saturn was imaged by the Pioneer II spacecraft in September 1979 and then by Voyager 1 and 2 during the next two years. Much information was learned about Saturn from these past missions with the most recent being the Cassini Equinox mission which included the Huygens probe landing on Saturn's moon Titan in January 2005. The Huygens took a number of images from this moon for scientists to study. The Cassini Equinox mission ended on September 15, 2017.
Below are a number of websites that will help you to explore Saturn and learn what is fascinating planet is all about.
2. Cassini Solstice Mission - Present Position
3. The Nine Planets - Saturn Facts
4. Solar System Exploration - Saturn: Rings
5. Cassini Solstice Mission - About Saturn and its Moons
6. Views of the Solar System - Saturn
7. Windows to the Universe - Saturn
News Updates
Giant Ring Discovered Around Saturn - October 7, 2009
Saturn's Aurorae Offer Stunning Double Show - February 11, 2010
What is Consuming Hydrogen and Acetylene on Titan? - June 3, 2010
Cassini Sees Saturn Rings Oscillate Like Mini-Galaxy - November 1, 2010
A Water Ocean on Titan? - May 5, 2011
The Hazy History of Titan's Air - October 13, 2011
Cassini Flyby Focuses on Saturn's Moon Enceladus - November 7, 2011
Cassini Chronicles the Life and Times of Saturn's Giant Storm - November 17, 2011
Cassini Spots Mini Nile River on Saturn Moon - December 12, 2012
Saturn Moon May Hide a 'Fossil' Core or an Ocean - October 16, 2014
The Origins of Saturn's Massive Superstorms Solved - April 15, 2015
Something Strange is Happening Inside Saturn - September 29, 2015
Peering Through Titan's Haze - December 4, 2015
Cassini Spies Titan's Tallest Peaks - March 24, 2016
NASA Scientists Find 'Impossible' Cloud on Titan - Again - September 20, 2016
Saturn's Icy Moon Enceladus May be Habitable After All - February 6, 2017
NASA's Cassini Reveals New Sculpting in Saturn Rings - June 13, 2019
Explaining the 'tiger stripes' of Saturn's moon Enceladus - December 9, 2019
Images
Cassini Images Bizzare Hexagon on Saturn - March 27, 2007
Saturn's Auroras - May 14, 2008
Cassini Finds Mysterious New Aurora on Saturn - November 12, 2008
Close Views Show Saturn's Rings in Unprecedented Detail - January 30, 2017