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Adam Mann

Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet

Mosaic of Saturn taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on November 20, 2017. Source -NASA & JPL-Caltech & Space Science Institute.
QUICK FACTS ABOUT SATURN

How far it is from the sun: 886 million miles (1.4 billion kilometers), on average

How big it is: 72,400 miles (116,500 km) across, or almost 10 times the size of Earth.

How many moons it has: At least 274 known moons, with more likely to be discovered

With its beautiful rings, Saturn may be the most stunning planet in the solar system. It is the sixth planet from the sun and the second-largest planet in the solar system, after Jupiter.

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