<h1>Saturn ♄</h1>
<ul>
<li>10 AU from the <a href="/second-brain/sun">Sun</a></li>
<li>Takes nearly 30 years to <a href="/second-brain/orbit">orbit</a> the <a href="/second-brain/sun">Sun</a></li>
<li>Low density (<math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML"><semantics><mrow><mn>0.7</mn><mi>g</mi><mi mathvariant="normal">/</mi><mi>c</mi><msup><mi>m</mi><mn>3</mn></msup></mrow><annotation encoding="application/x-tex">0.7 g/cm^3</annotation></semantics></math>0.7g/cm3)
<ul>
<li>Light enough to float in water (less dense)
<ul>
<li>Although it isn't solid so it wouldn't actually float</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Lowest of any <a href="/second-brain/planet">planet</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Moons</h2>
<ul>
<li>62 known <a href="/second-brain/moon">moon</a>s</li>
<li>Members:
<ul>
<li><a href="/second-brain/titan">Titan</a></li>
<li><a href="/second-brain/enceladus">Enceladus</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2><a href="/second-brain/ring-system">Ring System</a></h2>
<ul>
<li>Very thin
<ul>
<li>270 million metres x 20 m</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Collisions act to smooth everything out</li>
<li>Icy rocks
<ul>
<li>Typically the size of ping-pong balls, <a href="/second-brain/tennis">tennis</a> balls, and basketballs</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Some gaps from <a href="/second-brain/moon">moon</a>s</li>
<li>It's unlikely the rings were a destroyed <a href="/second-brain/moon">moon</a></li>
<li>Being close to Saturn's tidal forces prevents the formation of larger bodies</li>
<li>E ring appears to be continually replenished by <a href="/second-brain/enceladus">Enceladus</a></li>
</ul>
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