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
Earth's
magnetic pole in the Northern hemisphere is not aligned with the Earth's
geographic
north pole?
Did you know that the physics of a spinning dancer and the formation of the solar system have something in common?
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
Researchers working in South Africa have discovered two remarkably well-preserved fossil skeletons of an ancient human ancestor dating to almost two million years ago. The discovery is described in two...
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