Solar system guide

Explore Saturn

Countless pieces of ice and rock form Saturn’s luminous rings. This pale gas giant is the second-largest planet in our solar system.

Gas giant

Diameter

116,464 km

One rotation

10.7 hours

From the Sun

9.54 AU

ONE TRIP AROUND THE SUN

29.45 years

Quick facts

Saturn’s average density is lower than that of water.

Sizes and distances in the viewer are adapted for exploration. Orbital periods and rotation speeds preserve their real relative timing.