Saturn

Etymology

Sætern - (Saitern) - Old English -

Saturnus. (saturnus) - Latin -> Saturn (Roman God)

Astrological symbol for Saturn

Information

• 6th Planet from the sun

• Made of mostly hydrogen and helium

• Thousands of rings made of ice and rock

• Has 53 moons with dozens of others in consideration for inclusion

• At Saturn's North Pole is a perpetually swirling vortex shaped like a hexagon

• It takes 10.7 hours to rotate on its axis

• It takes 29.4 Earth years to orbit around the Sun

• It is tilted at and angle of 26.7 degrees

Hexagon shaped vortex at Saturn's North Pole