The second largest planet in our solar system, Saturn

The second largest planet in our solar system, Saturn has a radius of 36,183.68 miles (58,232 km). Just how big is that? If Earth was the size of a nickel, Saturn would be as big as a basketball in comparison. In fact, around 750 Earths could fit comfortably inside the ringed planet.

Saturn is not the only one in our solar system with celestial rings around it. Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune also have them, however, they are considerably fainter and not visible prominently.

Saturn’s ring system, made of seven rings, comprise dust, rock and ice particles. While some particles are as small as a grain of sand, some are almost as big as tall buildings.

 The rings are big in size but really small in thickness. Some of Saturn’s main rings could cover the distance between Earth and moon, however, their thickness is less than a mile.

       Approximately every 14 years, Saturn’s rings seem to disappear when they align with the line of slight from Earth. The phenomenon is called "ring crossing."

          While a day on Saturn is just 10 hours and 39 minutes long, a Saturn year lasts for 10,759.22 days, or 29.4 Earth years.