Saturn
The dominant gas in Saturn’s atmosphere is hydrogen, but small amounts of helium and methane have also been identified. If life support on Saturn came into discussion, we’d have to agree that the conditions are very different from those on Earth. Saturn has a lower density than water; thus, were there a lake or ocean, Saturn would be swallowed by it. Chances for life support remain standing in what Saturn’s moons are concerned, though, but studies are in progress, and until more scientific evidence is obtained, everything is pure theory.
Saturn is a very windy place, which is definitely a feature to stand out; imagine wind blowing at about 1,100 miles per hour in in low and central latitudes. But at first glance, the planet in itself is less full of surprises than the rings that orbit around it. There are three main ring sectors scientists have classified so far: we can actually consider them three rings in fact, with two brighter and one fainter. The spacecrafts that have studied Saturn and its orbiting celestial bodies indicate that there are thinner rings in the structures we perceive as large, and they are not continuous at all.
The very source of the rings of Saturn remains unexplained; what renders them so special is that many of them are smaller or larger icebergs, having a significant water quantity trapped in their structure. Other ring sectors consist of dust mainly that show properties specific to electrostatic charging, thus enabling the appearance of spokes. Very fine dust particles connect to make these spokes, but they don’t last for long and disappear as quietly as they formed. Then, there is a close relation between some of the rings and smaller Saturn moons that seem to influence the dust presence in certain areas. Moreover, the revelations science had with the discovery of Saturn’s moons are neither the first nor the last, who knows what will show up next?
