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The temperatures below Saturn's clouds are much higher than those at the top of the clouds.

The planet gives off about 2 1/2 times as much heat as it receives from the Sun. Many astronomers believe that much of Saturn's internal heat comes from energy generated by the slow sinking of helium through the liquid hydrogen in the planet's interior.

The temperature at the top of Saturn's clouds averages -285° F (-175 °C). The core of

Saturn is much hotter, estimated at 11,700 °C.

The tilt of Saturn's axis causes the sun to heat the planet's northern and southern halves unequally, resulting in seasons and temperature changes. Each season lasts about 7 1/2 Earth years, because Saturn takes about 29 times as long to go around the sun as Earth does. Saturn receives much less solar radiation than Earth, because it is much farther from the sun.

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