15 Facts about Saturn: The Crowned Giant
Saturn ( ♄ , शनि ) can be deemed as the most royal planet of the Solar System. With a huge set of rings, the distinctive look of Saturn makes it the most talked-about planet. This fascinating planet is even more interesting from the close. Here are some interesting facts about Saturn, the one with the rings: Saturn has only one-eighth of the average density of Earth Saturn’s astronomical symbol (♄) represents the god’s sickle An apparent oddity is that it does not have any known Trojan Asteroids. Trojans have been discovered for Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune Appendix: AU The equatorial diameter of Saturn is 11,808 km longer than the diameter measured through the poles while the diameter of Earth is only 12,742 km The outermost layer of Saturn spans 1,000 km and consists of gas Appendix: Metallic Hydrogen Saturn’s finer cloud…
15 Facts about Mercury: The Messenger of God
Mercury ( ☿ , बुध ), the closest planet to the Sun is the one which faces its maximum fury. This tiny piece of rock has its own fascinating features. Here are some interesting facts about the mighty Mercury: Both moons individually only have a mass equal to 40% of Mercury The Roman god Mercury serves as the guide of souls to the underworld An observer on Mercury would see only one day every two Mercurian years The polar region is constantly below -93° C Mercury is too small and hot for its gravity to retain any significant atmosphere over long periods of time Appendix: Exosphere This Exosphere contains Hydrogen, Helium, Oxygen, Sodium, Calcium, Potassium and others. Mercury’s gravity is double that of our Moon Mercury’s magnetic field is much weaker than Earth‘s magnetic field. It is still strong enough to deflect…