Saturn Milky Way / Local Cluster / Sol
Saturn
Type	Giant Jovian
Orbital Distance	9.5 AU
Orbital Period	29.5 Earth Years
Keplerian Ratio	0.985
Radius	60,268 km
Day Length	10.3 Earth Hours
Atm. Pressure	N/A
Surface Temp	N/A
Surface Gravity	N/A
Mass	95 Earth Masses
Satellites	60

Location: Milky Way / Local Cluster / Sol System /  Sixth planet

Description Edit

Saturn has been a major source of helium-3 fuel for fusion plants since the 2150s. The moon of Titan is mined for hydrocarbons, and used as a hostile environment training facility for Alliance Marines.

Mineral Deposits Edit

Initial Scanner Result: Good

PropertiesEdit

For gas giants, day length refers to the internal magnetic dynamo; and that of Saturn is still not well-constrained.^[1]

Trivia Edit

• Huygens Dome is likely named after 17th Century Dutch astronomer and physicist Christiaan Huygens, famed for discovering Titan, one of the moons of Saturn, as well as several nebulae. Huygens was also one of the first scientists to speculate on the possibility of life on other planets. In addition to Huygens Dome, a Martian crater, a Lunar mountain, an asteroid, and a joint American-European space probe have been named after Huygens.

References Edit

1. ↑ Press release, Planetary Scientists Close in on Saturn's Elusive Rotation, Dec 12 2007