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Saturn’s rings are made of chunks of rock and ice. Some chunks are as small as a pea. Others are as large as a house. Ice chunks seem to sparkle when sunlight hits them. Some chunks are covered in dust.

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Saturn is mostly made of gases such as hydrogen and helium. Those gases are lightweight. So Saturn is not very heavy for its size. In fact, the planet would float if it were placed in a very large body of water.

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Making Connections

Text-to-Self

Compared to Earth, Saturn’s days are short. How would you spend your time if you only had 11 hours in a day?

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Have you read other books about planets? How are those planets similar to or different from Saturn?

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Have you read other books about planets? How are those planets similar to or different from Saturn?

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