Cosmic Scale
Saturn vs Venus: size comparison
Saturn is about 9.62 times wider than Venus: 116,500 km across against 12,100 km.
Compare them in 3D, at true scale
| Saturn | Venus | |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 116,500 km | 12,100 km |
| Mass | 5.68 × 10²⁶ kg | 4.87 × 10²⁴ kg |
| Light crosses it in | 0.39 seconds | 0.04 seconds |
- Saturn has about 891 times the volume of Venus.
- Saturn is about 117 times more massive than Venus.
- Light takes 0.39 seconds to cross Saturn, and 0.04 seconds to cross Venus.
Saturn: So light for its size it would float in a big enough bathtub.
Venus: The hottest planet — its surface is hot enough to melt lead.