Part 11/13:
Orbit and Rotation
Saturn orbits the Sun at a distance approximately 9 to 10 times greater than Earth’s orbit, taking about 30 Earth years to complete one revolution. Interestingly, a day on Saturn varies depending on location; at the equator and poles, a rotation lasts just over 10 hours, but because the planet is gaseous and not a solid body, different parts of it rotate at slightly different speeds. This differential rotation contributes to the complex dynamics of its atmosphere and magnetic field.