| is similar and the atmosphere consists mainly of helium and hydrogen. Traces of methane can be found as well. Their cores are rocky in nature. Saturn's core is molten and has not been able to solidify over the years. If you were to travel towards the centre of Saturn, you would be surrounded by an ocean of liquid hydrogen. Due to this fact, this Solar
System planet does not have a solid surface.
The climate is very cold because it does not receive enough Sunlight. Similar to Earth, there is a very strong magnetic field around Saturn.
Saturn has 61 natural satellites with secure orbits and about 200 are being discovered. The orbital period of Saturn is 10,832.327 days or 29.66 years.
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