Who first described Saturn's rings as a flat disk around the planet?
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Who first described Saturn's rings as a flat disk around the planet?
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Which NASA spacecraft flew by Saturn in November 1980?
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Voyager 1
Which probe landed on Saturn's moon Titan in January 2005?
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Huygens
Which Roman god is the planet Saturn named after?
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Which planet is the second-largest in the Solar System?
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Saturn
Which spacecraft made the first flyby of Saturn in 1979?
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Pioneer 11
Which Dutch astronomer discovered Saturn's moon Titan in 1655?
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What is Venus's orbital period around the Sun, in Earth days?
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Venus is the second planet from which star?
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