Saturn!!

     Hello everyone, and welcome to... Meapz4Science! I will first apologize for the HUGE lack of posts on my blog. I've been sick, It's been the holidays, etc. Today we will kick it off for the first Meapz4Science blog of 2014!! WOO! Anyway, We will start with.. Saturn! To help me with telling you about one of the most popular planets, here is Science Fairy! "Thank you, Emma The Meap! I'm glad to help!" Fantastic, so let's get started!

 

     

     Alright, first we will talk about the Roman Mythology behind Saturn's name. "Saturn is named after the Roman god of Agriculture." Don't ask us why they named it after him. We don't know. "Not The most friendly looking man."



     Okay, now we can talk about the planet itself! First we will talk about its size in relation to other planets. "Saturn is the second largest planet in the solar system, aside from Jupiter. Jupiter's always the top spot." Alright, then explain how it could float on WATER if you put it in water. "That is because It has the lowest density of any planet." Thank you.

 

     Alright, next we will talk about what makes Saturn one of the most popular planets in our solar system. "Ooh! Oh I know! I know!!" Science Cat! How'd you ge in here? "I might have parachuted through the ceiling?" Ugh. SECURITY!!! There we go. As I was saying, we will talk about... "It's rings!" Thank you for STEALING MY LINE! Anyways, what do saturn's rings look like to you? "If you think they are a smooth disc, you'd be WRONG!" Correct, Science Fairy! They are actually chunks of rock and ice particles caught in Saturn's orbit. And the rings all have names. "Is one named Tina? Or Frank? Or-" No. They are named with letters. "Who named these things? I would name it Tina." I know you would.

 



      Alright, now that we've covered the rings, we can move on to the atmosphere of Saturn. "Saturn's atmosphere is mostly comprised of hydrogen and helium, but there are still other gases, like ammonia and water vapor." Correct you are, Science Fairy! When you get closer to the core, the gases turn to liquid, and some scientists believe Saturn might have a small rocky core.

 

     Okay! Saturn has a moon called Titan, which we will talk about next. "But why would we talk about the MOON of Saturn? Is it because it is bugger than Mercury?" No, but because The Cassini Mission found lakes of liquid Methane on Titan. "That is cool! Why else is it important?" Because it has an atmosphere of Methane. "We could never survive there though! So why are we studying it?" Because it is almost like a young Earth. It may unlock the origins of Earth."Oooohh. That makes MUCH more sense now."

 

      Well, that's all the time we have for today. I'm Emma The Meap, "And I'm Science Fairy," And we will see you next time. PEACE!!!