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English: Physical data for the solar system objects greater than 400 km in diameter from List of Solar System objects by size were analyzed in the R environment; although there is a very close power law fit between the physical variables, visualization of the residuals indicates a wide diversity of densities, especially between the 4 gas giant and the 4 terrestrial planets.
For example, if a TNO is incorrectly assumed to have a mass of 3.59 × 10 20 kg based on a radius of 350 km with a density of 2 g/cm 3 but is later discovered to have a radius of only 175 km with a density of 0.5 g/cm 3, its true mass would be only 1.12 × 10 19 kg.
Saturn is the only planet of the Solar System that is less dense than water—about 30% less. [39] Although Saturn's core is considerably denser than water, the average specific density of the planet is 0.69 g/cm 3, because of the atmosphere. Jupiter has 318 times Earth's mass, [40] and Saturn is 95 times Earth's mass. [6]
The other large moons (Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Triton) are generally believed to still be in equilibrium today. Other moons that were once in equilibrium but are no longer very round, such as Saturn IX Phoebe (radius 106.5 ± 0.7 km), are not included.
Jupiter and Saturn are principally made of hydrogen and helium, whilst Uranus and Neptune consist of water, ammonia, and methane. The defining differences between a very low-mass brown dwarf and a massive gas giant (~13 M J) are debated. One school of thought is based on planetary formation; the other, on the physics of the interior of planets.
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its icy moons, including the majestic Titan, ended its mission with a death plunge into the giant ringed planet in 2017. Cassini's radar ...
Saturn – sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant with an average radius about nine times that of Earth . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Although only one-eighth the average density of Earth, with its larger volume Saturn is just over 95 times more massive.
Speculated approximate lower limit of the mass of a primordial black hole: 1.5 × 10 −8 kg: US RDA for vitamin D for adults [46] ~2 × 10 −8 kg Uncertainty in the mass of the International Prototype of the Kilogram (IPK) (±~20 μg) [47] 2.2 × 10 −8 kg Planck mass, [48] can be expressed as the mass of a 2 Planck Length radius black hole ...