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Saturn is known as: was Cronos for the Greeks (father of Zeus - Jupiter). It is located sixth from the Sun and is the second largest planet in the Solar System. Its rings are visible thanks to its extremely high albedo, unlike other gaseous planets, even with its thickness being, on average, less than 1 km. This characteristic is due to its composition, essentially formed by ice particles. It is the only planet that has a density less than water (0.69). Due to being predominantly gaseous, it is formed mostly by hydrogen and helium. Therefore, there is no solid surface. Saturn's core is made up of a dense core of rock, ice and water. This fact, associated with its high speed of rotation (a day on Saturn is equivalent to 10 Earth hours) makes it the planet with the greatest polar flattening (almost 10%).
