Wrekking a Two Tonner: Instagram favs - The second largest planet in our solar system and the sixth planet from the Sun, Saturn was the most distant planet know before the telescope was invented. Saturn is best known for its spectacular ring system. Although each of the four gas giants do have ring systems, none are as large or spectacular as Saturn's. Like Jupiter, Saturn is a gas giant mostly composed of the lighter elements hydrogen and helium. Despite the many similarities Saturn and Jupiter have, the mass of Saturn is less than one third the mass of Jupiter. In fact, in Saturn has the lowest density of any planet in the solar system. Interestingly, Saturn's density is less than the density of water. Saturn rotates once on its axis every 10.6 hours, which creates similar weather patterns as those on Jupiter. So why does Saturn appear more dull than Jupiter? Due to its greater distance from the Sun, Saturn's temperature is much lower than Jupiter's. Ammonia in Saturn's cold upper atmosphere condenses from its gaseous form into droplets that form clouds and create a creamy-white haze that hides any activity from below. However, storms and other weather patterns have been observed on Saturn. Check out my website. There's a link in my bio. Image credit: NASA/ESA #astronomy #astronomer #astrophysics #space #cosmos #science #physics #universe #stars #planet #astronaut #constellation #interstellar #spacetravel #outerspace #instaspace #instalike #instafollow #astrobiology #Nasa #Hubble #telescope #galaxy #stargazing #starstuff #astrophysics