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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