What is the composition of saturn?

Saturn is made up predominantly of hydrogen, which it captured in the early stages of its formation. Most of the remaining composition is helium. Other elements, such as methane and ammonia, are found in small doses. Nitrogen and oxygen also mix within the atmosphere. read more

Saturn is also significantly less dense than any other planet in the solar system; in a large enough pool of water, the ringed planet would float. Like Jupiter, Saturn is suspected to have a rocky core surrounded by hydrogen and helium. read more

Saturn's composition is primarily that of simple molecules such as hydrogen and helium, but there is also ice of ammonia, ice of methane and water ice. read more

Saturn's atmosphere exhibits a banded pattern similar to Jupiter's, but Saturn's bands are much fainter and are much wider near the equator. The nomenclature used to describe these bands is the same as on Jupiter. read more