Planet Saturn Information

Welcome to The Planet Saturn Information
A website about Saturn

Saturn is named after the Roman god Saturn (father of Zeus). Saturn is one of the most magnificient planetary views in the sky. Saturn is a gas giant with a ring of moonlettes which is easily visable to binoculars or telescopic viewing. The Rings of Saturn were first observed by Galileo Galilei with his telescope in 1610.

Today in Astronomy History
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July 31, 1976
NASA releases the famous Face on Mars photo taken by the Viking 1 probe.

July 31, 1999
In an attempt to detect frozen water on the Moon, NASA intentionally crashes the Lunar Prospector probe into the Moon.

...also in Astronomy Today
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July 31, 2010
Conjunct between Mars and Saturn less than 1°50' from each other.