Saturn

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius of about nine and a half times that of Earth. It has only one-eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive.
Saturn's interior is thought to be composed of a rocky core, surrounded by a deep layer of metallic hydrogen, an intermediate layer of liquid hydrogen and liquid helium, and finally, a gaseous outer layer. Saturn has a pale yellow hue due to ammonia crystals in its upper atmosphere. An electrical current within the metallic hydrogen layer is thought to give rise to Saturn's planetary magnetic field, which is weaker than Earth's, but which has a magnetic moment 580 times that of Earth due to Saturn's larger size. Saturn's magnetic field strength is around one-twentieth of Jupiter's. The outer atmosphere is generally bland and lacking in contrast, although long-lived features can appear. Wind speeds on Saturn can reach 1,800 kilometres per hour (1,100 miles per hour).
The planet has a prominent ring system, which is composed mainly of ice particles, with a smaller amount of rocky debris and dust. At least 146 moons are known to orbit the planet, of which 63 are officially named; this does not include the hundreds of moonlets in its rings. Titan, Saturn's largest moon and the second largest in the Solar System, is larger (while less massive) than the planet Mercury and is the only moon in the Solar System to have a substantial atmosphere.
Robert Zubrin identified Saturn, Uranus and Neptune as "the Persian Gulf of the Solar System", as the largest sources of deuterium and helium-3 to drive a fusion economy, with Saturn the most important and most valuable of the three, because of its relative proximity, low radiation, and large system of moons.
Saturn is the sixth planet from Sol, it is a major contributor of He-3 to the rest of the Sol System.
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Astrographical 	Astrographical
System 	Sol
Orbital position 	6
Moons 	75
Rotation period 	10.3 hours
Orbital period 	29.5 years
Physical 	Physical
Gravity 	0.90 g
Points of interest	Huygens Dome City
Societal 	Societal
Government 	Saturnian
Major cities 	Huygens (Titan)
Major exports 	He-3 fuel
Affiliation 	GOC
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== Human settlements ==
# Argo Navis, a large Stanford Torus rotating space habitat that acts as a port of call for the residents wanting to visit other parts of the solar system using solar sails.
# Saturn (upper atmosphere)
# Titan, the human population resides in several domes, the capital is known as Huygens City.
# Enceladus, primary water producer for the Saturnian system
# Rhea, tourist attraction for spectators coming to check out Saturn's rings and Rhea's ringlet.
# Iapetus, small moon known for its equatorial ridge and odd discoloration on one hemisphere.
# Mimas, small moon known for its large circular creator resembling an eye with an iris.
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== Appearances ==
* Crose (1981 TV series)
* Crose (2011 videogame)
* Attrition
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