The route / Saturn
Sector 4 · Planet
Saturn
Rings made almost entirely of water ice, and the hazy moon Titan.
Saturn's rings stretch hundreds of thousands of kilometres across but are mostly only tens of metres thick. They are made of countless pieces of water ice, from grains of dust to chunks the size of houses.
Saturn is so light for its size that, on average, it is less dense than water. Its largest moon, Titan, is bigger than the planet Mercury and has a thick orange atmosphere, with lakes of liquid methane on its surface.
Key facts
- Distance from the Sun
- About 9.5 times Earth's
- Diameter
- About 116,000 km
- Day length
- About 10 hours 30 minutes
- Largest moon
- Titan, larger than Mercury
Saturn in Comet Courier
Saturn is one of the most striking sectors on the route: the ringed planet tilted across the sky, with orange Titan to one side. It is also a favourite place to take photos in the Sky tour.