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Most of Saturn is much less dense than most of Earth. Yet Saturn's mass is much greater than Earth's mass. How can this be so?
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Most of Saturn is much less dense than most of Earth. Yet Saturn's mass is much greater than Earth's mass. How can this be so?
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Saturn is much biggger than Earth.
Think about this:
All of Earth's atmosphere is much less dense than any bowling ball, yet the mass of the whole atmosphere is much greater than the mass of a bowling ball.
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