... from the sun and the second largest. Rings (or bands) are the classic distinction, which observers give to Saturn. "In roman mythology, Saturn is the god of agriculture" (Saturn 1). Galileo first discovered Saturn with a telescope in 1610. Pioneer 11 became the first spacecraft to visit Saturn in 1979 ... predicted that another more distant planet must be disturbing Uranus" orbit. Neptune the eighth and fourth largest planet is known as the god of the sea in Roman mythology (Neptune 1). Neptune is a very slow moving planet, it is predicted in 2011 Neptune will make one revolution since ...

• Word Count: 2531
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... sun, is the second largest of nine planets and one of the most interesting in our Solar System. It is believed to be the god of agriculture in Roman mythology and its Greek name is Cronos. Saturn was first discovered by Galileo in 1610 by using one of the first telescopes. He was ... nine and one half Earth years for it to make one revolution around the sun. Its day is much shorter than an Earth day since its period of rotation is around approximately ten and a half Earth hours, which is thirteen and a half hours less than Earth's day. Due to Saturn's ... great tidal forces on its surf...

• Word Count: 3775
• Approx Pages: 15
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School