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Facts About Saturn

The density of Saturn is around 0.687 grams per cubic centimeter. Its density is so low that if it is kept on a water body, it would actually float on it. The speed with which Saturn completes one rotation is so high that it ends up flattening itself. It has 60 moons and in the ancient times the rings were thought to have been the moons of the planet. Saturn has no solid surface and the day is only 10 hours and 35 minutes long. It takes almost 30 years for the planet to complete one revolution around the sun and during these 30 years there are times when the rings around the planet seem to have been disappeared. Saturn in Horoscope represents hard work and discipline. There are theories that Saturn is astrologically powerful planet and it is used as advertising tool for many corporations like: Nike (that Nike logo represents Saturn's ring), cars, oil companies etc. Planet was named after the Roman god of agriculture Saturn. God Saturn was father of: Neptune, Pluto, Jupiter and Ceres. Day Saturday was also named after the Roman God Saturn. Saturn is the one of the five planets that are visible from the Earth with the naked eye (to see the actual rings you will have to find yourself a decent telescope).

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I thought the Nike logo represented the wing of the Greek Goddess?

Ben at at 06:15AM, Sep 8th 2009.

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Nike is the Greek goddess of Victory. Later named Victoria. However, the theories about Nike Corporation is that the Nike logo (just do it) represents the ring around the Saturn.

Interesting Facts at at 01:38PM, Sep 14th 2009.

According to Nike's website, the swoosh represents the wings of the goddess.

Cari at at 01:05PM, Apr 6th 2010.

This topic does not relate towards anything to what has been recently discovered. There is an exact hexagonal vortex at the northern pole of the planet. Discuss please?

Clint G at at 09:28AM, May 12th 2010.

Hey Jamie if there discovering more moon's around Saturn every day how come there are only 34 they should have found like over 100 this year and if it's Saturn day's even more should have been found.

Ben Danvers at at 12:08PM, Sep 5th 2010.

MAYBE- like the soap bubbles that when connected produce a 3 dimensional 'hexagon' - meaning each side has 6 sides to it, not meaning collectively. POSSIBLY, there COULD be a series of super cells (storms) just South of the North Pole, and making this Hexagon.....????

Army Soldier 1477 at at 04:21AM, Oct 14th 2010.