The Planet Saturn

A view of Saturn as it is approached by the Cassini spacecraft.

Some basic facts about Saturn

Did you know that:

• In 1655, astronomer Christiaan Huygens discovered Titan, making it the first known moon of Saturn. Since then another 55 Saturnian moons have been discovered.
• Titan is the largest moon in the solar system.
• Galileo first observed Saturn's rings in 1610 but did not know what they were, describing it as a triple planet.
• As well as discovering Titan in 1655, astronomer Christiaan Huygens also proposes that Saturn is surrounded by a flat, solid ring of material

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