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TSaturn Could Float in Water! Here’s Why

Saturn is the only planet in our solar system that could float in water. 🪐🛁

Astrophysicist Erika Hamden breaks down how its composition, 96% hydrogen and 4% helium, makes it lighter than water, with a density of just 0.68

g/cm

³.hat means if you had a Saturn-sized bathtub (and a place to put it), the ringed planet would actually bob on the surface. It’s a wild reminder of how different the gas giants are from rocky planets like Earth.

This project is part of IF/THEN®, an initiative of Lyda Hill Philanthropies.
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