What are 5 interesting facts about Saturn?
Here are some fun facts about the Ringed Planet.
- Saturn is huge.
- You cannot stand on Saturn.
- Its beautiful rings are not solid.
- Some of these bits are as small as grains of sand.
- The rings are huge but thin.
- Other planets have rings.
- Saturn could float in water because it is mostly made of gas.
What is interesting facts about Saturn?
Saturn is a gas giant made up mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn’s volume is greater than 760 Earths, and it is the second most massive planet in the solar system, about 95 times Earth’s mass. The Ringed Planet is the least dense of all the planets, and is the only one less dense than water.
Is Saturn habitable?
Saturn cannot support life as we know it, but some of Saturn’s moons have conditions that might support life.
Why is Saturn so special?
A unique feature of Saturn is that it is the least dense planet in the Solar System. Although Saturn may have a dense, solid core, the large gaseous outer layer of the planet makes its average density a mere 687 kg/m3. As result, Saturn is lighter than water.
Why was the Australian War Memorial established in Canberra?
Australia’s official World War I historian, Charles Bean first conceived a museum memorial to Australian soldiers while observing the 1916 battles in France. In 1917 the Australian War Records Section was established and it ensured the preservation of records relating to the war being fought at that time.
Where is the sculpture garden at the Australian War Memorial?
The commemorative area is situated in the open centre of the memorial building, (including the cloisters to each side and the Hall of Memory under the building’s central dome) and the sculpture garden is on the lawn to the west.
Where is the Hall of memory at the Australian War Memorial?
The Hall of Memory, set above the Pool of Reflection, is the heart of the Australian War Memorial. It can only be reached by walking past the names of the more than 102,000 who have given their lives in the service of this country. Counted among the greatest treasures of the Memorial, the First World War dioramas were constructed in the 1920s.
How many people have died at the Australian War Memorial?
The Memorial forms the core of the nation’s tribute to the sacrifice and achievement of the more than 102,000 Australian men and women who died serving their country, and to all those who served overseas and at home. A central Commemorative Area flanked by arched cloisters houses the names of the fallen on the bronze panels of the Roll of Honour.
