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SATURN



Credit : NASA/JPL
Voyager 2 image taken in July 1981

In 1977, all of the rings of Uranus was discovered, and two years later, Voyager 1 realized the first photographs of Jupiter's ring. Saturn still remains one of the most beautiful body in space. Saturn belongs to the giant planets. This is largely a gaseous body, consisting essentially of hydrogen. Like Jupiter, its mass was not sufficient to become a star.