Across
- 3. this moon is the only moon of an outer planet that we have landed a probe on
- 4. Saturn was discovered by this man
- 6. Saturn’s day lasts about as long as ten Earth ___________
- 8. this is the main component of Saturn’s atmosphere
- 9. Saturn’s rings are about 30 _________ thick
- 10. Titan is the only moon in the solar system to have a significant _________
- 13. there are lakes of this on Titan
- 16. the long cracks on enceladus are sometimes called
- 18. Saturn has a density less than __________ (density of 1 gram per cubic centimeter)
- 19. Saturn is about 9.6 _____________ ____________ from the Sun
- 20. This part of Saturn is divided into parts named A B C D E F and G
- 21. These types of moons help mold Saturn’s rings with their gravity
Down
- 1. Enceladus is most similar to this moon of Jupiter
- 2. the moons prometheus and pandora are responsible for the stability of this part of Saturn
- 5. A heavier molecule that is abundant in Saturn’s atmosphere used to hide the inner parts of Saturn until recently (hint: made of nitrogen and hydrogen)
- 7. This is a regularly occurring timeframe (day, month, etc.) that is named after Saturnus, Saturn’s namesake
- 11. Titan is about the size of this planet
- 12. a storm on the north pole of Saturn is this shape
- 14. this moon has water geysers that eject water into space
- 15. This is the name of the mission that recently crashed into Saturn after orbiting for decades
- 16. the second largest moon in the solar system orbits Saturn and is named ______
- 17. Saturn is classified as an ________ spheroid due to its “squished” dimensions
