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{{ | {{Era|Forerunner|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW|Post}} | ||
{{Wikipedia}} | {{Wikipedia}} | ||
{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Saturn | |name=Saturn | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
|system=[[Sol system]]<ref name="enc295">''[[Halo Encyclopedia | |system=[[Sol system]]<ref name="enc295">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 295'' (2011)</ref> | ||
|body=[[Sol]] | |body=[[Sol]]<ref name="enc295"/> | ||
|position=Sixth planet | |position=Sixth planet<ref name="enc295"/> | ||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)=62, including [[Titan]]<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 51''</ref> | ||
|diameter= | |diameter={{Convert|116464|km|mi|sp=us}} | ||
|gravity= | |gravity=1.139 G | ||
|daylength= | |daylength= | ||
|yearlength= | |yearlength=29.5 years | ||
|atmosphere= | |atmosphere= | ||
|composition=Various gases and ices | |||
|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
|demonym= | |demonym= | ||
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|colonized= | |colonized= | ||
|government= | |government= | ||
|hidec=yes | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Saturn''' is a | '''Saturn''' is a planetary gas giant and the second biggest planet in the [[Sol system]]. It is the sixth planet from Sol, after [[Jupiter]].<ref name="enc295"/> | ||
Saturn is considered one of the more visually appearing objects in the Sol system, due to the gas giant's bright, massive system of [[Wikipedia:Planetary ring|planetary rings]]. Saturn's [[natural satellite]]s are not as explored as [[Jupiter]]'s [[Jovian Moons|moons]],<ref name="enc295"/> though [[Titan]] has been established as a industrial [[Human colonies|colony]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. Saturn itself is also home to [[helium]]-3 mining facilities, as well as research habitats that orbit the planet.<ref name="mythos"/> | |||
Saturn is considered one of the more visually | |||
The gas giant's practical uses to the [[United Nations Space Command]] are limited, due to Saturn's distance from Sol and the lack of necessity to be colonized, and therefore it is mostly just a tourist destination.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 283''</ref> A tourist station called [[Castellaneta]] is positioned in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of Saturn's outermost ring.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''Chapter 5''</ref> | |||
A tourist station called [[Castellaneta]] is positioned in geosynchronous orbit on the "sunny side" of Saturn's outermost ring. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:HaloPlanets.jpg|A comparison of Saturn and several other planets | File:HaloPlanets.jpg|A comparison of Saturn and several other planets | ||
File:Saturn postcard.png|Saturn as seen in a postcard from [[Castellaneta]] | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
