The ring system is very thin, averaging only about 100 meters thick. Although the rings appear extensive, if all of the material were collected it would form a satellite moon only about 500 kilometers in diameter. By comparison, our moon has a diameter of 3,475 kilometers. Saturn has at least 18 known moons, four of which were discovered in images taken by the Voyager spacecraft. Saturn's moon Titan is the second largest moon in the solar system, and is even larger than the planets Mercury or Pluto.
Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere.
A Saturn photo can never match how awesome this planet looks visually through my telescope. This photo was taken using eyepiece projection and a 5mm occular. This image is straight from the scanner. No processing has been performed on this image. Feedback and comments should go to Sid Back to the list of Sid's astronomical images .