Saturn probably holds the distinction of the most attractive planet (well, next to Earth!) because of its amazing rings that circle it. The rings are of ice or ice-covered particles, and although they stretch out vast distances from the planet, they are only thin. Like Jupiter, Saturn is a "gas giant" with lower density than Earth. Saturn has at least 28 moons, the largest one being Titan, which has an atmosphere and water. A spacecraft called Cassini left earth in 1997 and will send a probe to Titan in 2004.
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More information on Saturn:
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/choices/saturn1.htm
http://www.seds.org/nineplanets/nineplanets/saturn.html
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