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Like the other planets in our solar system, the name Saturn comes from Roman mythology.  Saturn is named for the father of [[Jupiter]], the king of the gods in the Roman pantheon.  
 
Like the other planets in our solar system, the name Saturn comes from Roman mythology.  Saturn is named for the father of [[Jupiter]], the king of the gods in the Roman pantheon.  
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Saturn has approximately 60 moons, including [[Titan (Moon)|Titan]], which was long believed to be the largest moon in the Solar System.  Some of its other moons include Tethys, Mimas, Dione, Baleet, Phoebe, Phah, and Iapetus.
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Saturn has approximately 60 moons, including [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], which was long believed to be the largest moon in the Solar System.  Some of its other moons include Tethys, Mimas, Dione, Baleet, Phoebe, Phah, and Iapetus.
    
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 first visited by NASA's Pioneer 11 in 1979 and later by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. Cassini (a joint NASA / ESA project) arrived on July 1, 2004 and will orbit Saturn for at least four years.<ref>http://www.nineplanets.org/saturn.html</ref>
 
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 first visited by NASA's Pioneer 11 in 1979 and later by Voyager 1 and Voyager 2. Cassini (a joint NASA / ESA project) arrived on July 1, 2004 and will orbit Saturn for at least four years.<ref>http://www.nineplanets.org/saturn.html</ref>
    
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