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| image=Saturnrings.jpg
| image=Saturnrings.jpg
| caption=Image of Saturn captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in October 1996
| caption=Image of Saturn captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in October 1996
| symbol=
| symbol=Saturn symbol.svg
| order=6
| order=6
| diameter=120,536 km
| diameter=120,536 km
| nameorigin=Roman god
| nameorigin=Roman god
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'''Saturn''' is the sixth planet in the [[Solar System]]. Its orbit lies between the orbits of [[Jupiter]] and [[Uranus]]. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter. Saturn is a gas giant, and is famous for its large, complex system of rings. The rings are composed of thousands of rocks made of ices of various chemical compounds, including methane, hexane, and ammonia.
'''Saturn''' is the sixth planet in the [[Solar System]]. Its orbit lies between the orbits of [[Jupiter]] and [[Uranus]]. Saturn is the second largest planet in the Solar System after Jupiter. Saturn is a gas giant, and is famous for its large, complex system of rings. The rings are composed of thousands of rocks made of ices of various chemical compounds, including methane, hexane, and ammonia.
Saturn was known to ancient astronomers, as it was visible to the naked eye. In [[Mesopotamia]], Saturn was known as Mulanna, or "The Goat."
Saturn was known to ancient astronomers, as it was visible to the naked eye. In [[Mesopotamia]], Saturn was known as Mulanna, or "The Goat."
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[[Category:Planets]][[Category:Astrology]]
[[Category:Planets]][[Category:Astrology]]