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'''Saturn''' is the sixth planet in the [[Solar System]], and the second largest in the system after [[Jupiter]]. Saturn, along with Jupiter, [[Uranus]] and [[Neptune]], is classified as a gas giant. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets. |
'''Saturn''' is the sixth planet in the [[Solar System]], and the second largest in the system after [[Jupiter]]. Saturn, along with Jupiter, [[Uranus]] and [[Neptune]], is classified as a gas giant. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets. |
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| − | Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn (that became the namesake of Saturday), equated to the Greek Kronos (the Titan father of Zeus) the Babylonian Ninurta and |
+ | Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn (that became the namesake of Saturday), equated to the Greek Kronos (the Titan father of Zeus), the Babylonian Ninurta, and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle. |
| − | The planet Saturn is composed of hydrogen, with small proportions of helium and trace elements. The interior consists of a small core of rock and ice, surrounded by a thick layer of metallic hydrogen and a gaseous outer layer. The outer atmosphere is generally bland in appearance, although long-lived features can appear. Wind speeds on Saturn can reach 1, |
+ | The planet Saturn is composed of hydrogen, with small proportions of helium and trace elements. The interior consists of a small core of rock and ice, surrounded by a thick layer of metallic hydrogen and a gaseous outer layer. The outer atmosphere is generally bland in appearance, although long-lived features can appear. Wind speeds on Saturn can reach 1,800km/h, significantly faster than those on Jupiter. Saturn has a planetary magnetic field intermediate in strength between that of Earth and the more powerful field around Jupiter. |
Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Sixty-one known moons orbit the planet, not counting hundreds of "moonlets" within the rings. [[Titan]], Saturn's largest and the Solar System's second largest moon (after [[Jupiter]]'s [[Ganymede]]), is larger than the planet [[Mercury]] and is the only moon in the Solar System to possess a significant atmosphere. |
Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Sixty-one known moons orbit the planet, not counting hundreds of "moonlets" within the rings. [[Titan]], Saturn's largest and the Solar System's second largest moon (after [[Jupiter]]'s [[Ganymede]]), is larger than the planet [[Mercury]] and is the only moon in the Solar System to possess a significant atmosphere. |
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| + | In {{AVP1}} after the three [[Young Blood]]s [[Scar]], [[Celtic]], and [[Chopper]] failed their {{Xeno}} [[Hunt]] in [[2004]], the [[Yautja]] [[Mother Ship]] carrying Scar's corpse passed by Saturn as the ship's [[Scout Ship]] containing the [[Predalien (Earth)|Predalien]] detached and headed back to [[Earth]], ready for another hunt ({{AVP2}}). |
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Revision as of 14:53, 24 September 2014
Saturn is the sixth planet in the Solar System, and the second largest in the system after Jupiter. Saturn, along with Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune, is classified as a gas giant. Together, these four planets are sometimes referred to as the Jovian, meaning "Jupiter-like", planets.
Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn (that became the namesake of Saturday), equated to the Greek Kronos (the Titan father of Zeus), the Babylonian Ninurta, and the Hindu Shani. Saturn's symbol represents the god's sickle.
The planet Saturn is composed of hydrogen, with small proportions of helium and trace elements. The interior consists of a small core of rock and ice, surrounded by a thick layer of metallic hydrogen and a gaseous outer layer. The outer atmosphere is generally bland in appearance, although long-lived features can appear. Wind speeds on Saturn can reach 1,800km/h, significantly faster than those on Jupiter. Saturn has a planetary magnetic field intermediate in strength between that of Earth and the more powerful field around Jupiter.
Saturn has a prominent system of rings, consisting mostly of ice particles with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. Sixty-one known moons orbit the planet, not counting hundreds of "moonlets" within the rings. Titan, Saturn's largest and the Solar System's second largest moon (after Jupiter's Ganymede), is larger than the planet Mercury and is the only moon in the Solar System to possess a significant atmosphere.
Appearances
In Alien vs. Predator after the three Young Bloods Scar, Celtic, and Chopper failed their Xenomorph Hunt in 2004, the Yautja Mother Ship carrying Scar's corpse passed by Saturn as the ship's Scout Ship containing the Predalien detached and headed back to Earth, ready for another hunt (Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem).