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Mimas Titan Tethys Rhea
2) Saturn is the ... planet from the sun.
fourth fifth sixth
3) Who first saw Saturn's rings ?
Percival Lowell in 1720 Galileo Galilei in 1610 Christiaan Huygens in 1830 The Voyager 1 spacecraft in 1970
4) Who was first able to describe what the rings of Saturn are ?
Galileo Galilei Percival Lowell Christiaan Huygens
5) Can Saturn be seen without a telescope?
Yes No
6) What do you need to see Saturn's rings?
naked eyes (without a telescope) an amateur telescope the Hubble Telescope
7) What is the gap between the A and B rings called ?
Cassini's division Cassini's separation Galileo's division Galileo's separation Galileo's gap
8) What is Saturn's largest satellite called?
Iapetus Mimas Rhea Titan Hyperion
9) Pick the moon which is not a moon of Saturn:
Titan Iapetus Europa Mimas Rhea
10) Which statement is correct?
Most of Saturn's moons consist of 99 % solid rock. Most of Saturn's moons consist of liquid water. Most of Saturn's moons consist of gas and very little solid rocks. Galileo Galilei discovered nearly all of Saturn's moons. Most of Saturn's moons consist of frozen water.