Scientists can determine how long a day on Saturn is by the ripple in its rings


Scientists can tell how long a day on Saturn is by looking at the ripples in its rings, a day is 10 hours 33 minutes and 38 seconds. Christopher Mankovich an astronomer states that Saturn is nine times as big as the Earth but Saturn’s day is half as long. Knowing how fast the planet rotates can help scientists determine how it is structured. Some scientists think Saturn has a solid core that is way heavier than the Earth but others say that the different layers are rotating at different speeds. I think this is an interesting idea and it is amazing how much shorter their day is from our day.

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  1. chrheaJanuary 25, 2019 at 10:30 AM

    This is very cool... I wonder about Saturn's tilt and whether they have "seasons" like we do?

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 28, 2019 at 6:27 AM

    this is very interesting and should be interesting if we ever make it to other planets besides mars

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