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Saturn would float in water

Yep, the ringed planet is less dense than water, so it'd bob right on top

By Smartasaurus· 1 min read Cosmic
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What would happen if you placed the planet Saturn in a massive cosmic bathtub?

Picture a bathtub the size of our solar system

The short version
  • Yep, the ringed planet is less dense than water, so it'd bob right on top
  • This lack of density creates strange physics at the surface.
  • The planet is also spinning so fast that it has flattened itself out.

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