Saturn is surrounded by hundreds of rings, made up of pieces of ice , rocks and dust. It is all the rings that make Saturn look so beautiful. Some scientists believe that the rings are made up of materials left over from when Saturn became a planet. Others think the rings are pieces of one of Saturn's moons that was torn apart. There may be as many as 32 moons orbiting Saturn.
Titan is the name of the largest moon.
A spacecraft called Cassini was launched on October 15, 1997. It should reach Saturn in July 2004. Upon reaching Saturn, it will orbit the planet for four years gathering information about the planet, its moons and its rings. Courtesy Jet Propulsion Laboratory. All rights reserved.