Saturn
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| Saturn | |
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| Astrographical | |
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Star, position: |
Sol, VI |
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Satellites(s): |
Dreadnaught (artificial) |
| Physical | |
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Diameter: |
116,464 kilometers |
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Gravity: |
1.065 g |
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Length of day: |
10 hours, 39 minutes |
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Orbital period: |
29.5 years |
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Atmosphere: |
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- "Out beyond the Reef its rings shine. Whatever was known of it in the Golden Age is long forgotten, but more ancient truth remains: Saturn has dozens of moons, including the mighty Titan, a world larger than Mercury."
- — Grimoire description[1]
Saturn is the sixth planet in the Sol System, and the second largest gas giant behind Jupiter. When the Traveler passed Saturn, it burrowed inside the gas giant.[2] It is also associated with VI, one of the Nine.[3]
Overview[edit]
Saturn's rings are littered with a number of derelict ships from the Golden Age, including the possible remains of the First Fleet.[4] The City has yet to make official contact with Saturn due to its great remoteness and dangers,[1] but the Nine seem to have some claim over Saturn's moons.[5] In The Taken King, the Hive Dreadnaught, the fortress of Oryx, is found orbiting Saturn, occupying an artificial hole between its "B" and "C" rings.[6]
Locations[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- It should be noted that Saturn's middle or "B" Ring is, in fact, much denser than the inner "C" and "D" rings, which means that Saturn would not be visible through it, as erroneously indicated in the fifth image in the gallery below. The fact that the "B" ring appears darker is due instead to the player approaching from the unlit side. Based on the width of the "C" ring (approx 17500 km), we can deduce that the blast radius of the weapon is in the vicinity of 15,000 km.[7]
Gallery[edit]
The hole caused by the Dreadnaught's weapon before the Red War
Saturn from the Edge of Fate Cinematic Trailer
Pre-alpha render of Saturn
Concept Art of Saturn with the Cassini in the foreground
Saturn, as seen from the Dreadnaught
The player's ship approaches the unlit side of Saturn's rings, where the effects of the Dreadnaught's main weapon can clearly be seen between the "B" and "C" rings
Saturn, as viewed from the New Pacific Arcology on Titan
A view of the Dreadnaught's blast in Saturn's rings from Titan
View of Saturn from the Hull Breach
List of appearances[edit]
- Destiny (First mentioned)
- The Taken King (First appearance)
- Rise of Iron
- Cayde's Treasure Island Book (Mentioned only)
- Destiny 2
- Curse of Osiris (Mentioned only)
- Warmind (Mentioned only)
- Forsaken
- Season of the Forge (Mentioned only)
- Shadowkeep (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Undying (Mentioned only)
- Season of Arrivals
- Beyond Light (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Hunt (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Chosen (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Lost (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Haunted (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Seraph (Mentioned only)
- Lightfall
- Season of the Deep
- Season of the Witch (Mentioned only)
- Episode: Heresy
- The Edge of Fate
- Renegades
- Mysterious Logbook (Mentioned only)
- The Hidden Dossier (Mentioned only)
- Timelost DEO Documents (Mentioned only)
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny - Grimoire:Places/Saturn, Saturn
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny - Grimoire:Places/Saturn, Ghost Fragment: Saturn
- ^ Bungie (2025/7/15), Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate - Lore:Epochs & Orbits, Saturn - VI
- ^ Bungie (2014/12/9), Destiny: The Dark Below - Item Description: Spirit of Saturn
- ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny - Grimoire:Allies/The Queen, Ghost Fragment: The Queen
- ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King - Rings of Saturn
- ^ reddit - A mathematical analysis of the Dreadnaught's size:
- "The C Ring is 17,500km across compared to Earth's diamater, which is 12,740km. So already we know that earth will fit inside C Ring with room to spare. B Ring is 25,500km across, but due to the perspective of this photo that number really isnt of much use.
I took the liberty of comparing the distance from the edge of C Ring to the edge of the 'hole' that the dreadnaught created and it appears to be about 8,750km (due to perspective it could be as large as 12,115km but lets be conservative). The Dreadnaught is about 40% the size of the hole, and the hole itself appears about the same size as the distance from C Ring to said hole (making the hole 8,750km)."
- "The C Ring is 17,500km across compared to Earth's diamater, which is 12,740km. So already we know that earth will fit inside C Ring with room to spare. B Ring is 25,500km across, but due to the perspective of this photo that number really isnt of much use.
