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When was Uranus found?
March 13, 1781
Uranus/Discovered
How long is a day on Saturn?
0d 10h 42m
Saturn/Length of day
What was discovered on Saturn?
Huygens also discovered Saturn’s moon, Titan, and for this reason, the probe exploring Titan is named after him. A few years after Huygens’ discoveries, an Italian-French astronomer by the name of Jean- Dominique Cassini discovered 4 other major moons of Saturn: Iapetus, Rhea, Tethys, and Dione.
What is the Colour of Earth?
Short answer: Mostly blue, with some green, brown and white. Long answer: There are several main colours of the planet Earth, the dominant colour being blue. This comes from the oceans and the atmosphere. Water is blue when it’s more than a few metres deep, and the oceans also reflect blue light from the atmosphere.
When is the best time of year to see Saturn?
Saturn will be in opposition at 5:33 p.m. EDT (2133 GMT) on the night of the new moon.
What are 5 facts about Saturn?
1-5 Saturn Facts. 1. Saturn’s moon Titan has such a dense atmosphere(1.5Atm) and such a low gravity (0.138G) that if you strapped wings to your hands you could easily fly. 2. Saturn’s sixth-largest moon, Enceladus , has a warm ocean with ongoing hydrothermal activity. The first ever discovered outside of Earth.
When was Saturn discovered and by whom?
Galileo discovered Saturn in 1610, and was confused by its strange appearance in his telescope. Saturn is a gas planet, like Jupiter, and is large enough and far enough away from the Sun to retain its original primitive gases.
When/what time of the year can you see Saturn?
Even though it’s located hundreds of millions of miles away, Saturn is still clearly visible in the night sky during certain times of the year. As EarthSky reports, July is the best month to spot the gas giant, and if you’re using a telescope, you may even see its rings and its largest moon.