Explore Saturn
The Giant planets do not have the same layered structure that the terrestrial planets do. Their ...
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The dramatic appearance of Saturn stems mainly from the spectacular rings. What is visible ...
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Saturn's magnetosphere is not as big as Jupiter's, but is very large nonetheless. It extends ...
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Saturn has the largest, most complex, and best-known ring system in our Solar System. ...
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There's a lot of strange and interesting stuff going on at both the North and South Poles of ...
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All of the relevant information about Saturn collected on one page, including details about size, orbit ...
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The planet was named after the Roman god, Saturn, the god of agriculture and the harvest. ...
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A table containing information about the spacecraft that have visited Saturn ...
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Access wonderful captioned photos and illustrations that will inspire and excite you. ...
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These are links to other great web sites about Saturn. But beware: you don't want to get caught ...
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Did you know?
Did you know that the "
Seven Sisters" known to the Greeks is the same as the "
Flint Boys" known to the Navajo?
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Earth and Space Science Concept of the Day
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Dip-slip faultxDip-slip fault : Dip-slip faults are inclined fractures where the blocks have mostly shifted vertically. If the rock mass above an inclined fault moves down, the fault is termed normal, whereas if the rock above the fault moves up, the fault is termed reverse.
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Research Highlights
Glaciovolcanoes, they're called, these rumbling mountains where the orange-red fire of magma meets the frozen blue of glaciers. Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano, which erupted recently, is but one of...
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