Planet Compare - NASA Solar System Exploration
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In Depth | Saturn – NASA Solar System Exploration
Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn is not the only planet to have rings, but none are as spectacular or as complex as …
In Depth | Jupiter – NASA Solar System Exploration
Jupiter's stripes and swirls are actually cold, windy clouds of ammonia and water, floating in an atmosphere of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a giant storm bigger …
Scenic Route to Saturn – NASA Solar System Exploration
Jun 8, 2017 · This graphic depicts Cassini's interplanetary route beginning with launch from Earth, followed by gravity assist flybys of Venus, Earth, and Jupiter. During each flyby, orbital …
35th Anniversary of the Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby
On November 12, 1980, 35 years ago, Voyager 1 became the second spacecraft to flyby Saturn. Its main objectives were to conduct close-up studies of Jupiter and Saturn, Saturn’s rings, and …
Magnetosphere | Science – NASA Solar System Exploration
In addition to their magnetic effects, magnetospheres produce radio waves. Saturn's magnetic field is far weaker than Jupiter's, and unlike the more intense Jovian radio emissions, Saturn's …
Jupiter By the Numbers - NASA Solar System Exploration
May 7, 2024 · Jupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun, and the largest in the solar system – more than twice as massive as the other planets combined.
In Depth | Our Solar System - NASA Solar System Exploration
Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune; dwarf planets such as …
Planet Compare – NASA Solar System Exploration
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune; Orbit Distance (km): 57,909,227: 108,209,475: 149,598,262: 227,943,824: 778,340,821: 1,426,666,422: 2,870,658,186
Saturn | Science – NASA Solar System Exploration
Jan 9, 2025 · Saturn Overview: Before Cassini, scientists viewed Saturn’s unique features only from Earth and from a few spacecraft flybys. But over more than a decade orbiting the gas …