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OCR: Hydrogen and Helium Gas Layer: 1500 km thick Liquid Hydrogen Layer: 18000 km thick Liquid Metallic Hydrogen Layer: 26000 km thick Liquid Helium Layer: 2000 km thick Rocky Core: Radius 13000 km Composition With a density only times that of water, Saturn is the least dense of all the planets. Saturn's mass however is 95 times greater than Earth and is second only to Jupiter. Like Jupiter, Saturn believed to have a relatively small, rocky core, although Saturn may also have layer water methane and ammonia ices surrounding its core Two thick layers of liquid hydrogen surround the central regions. In the lower layer, the pressure is so great that hydrogen behaves like metal. As is the case with Jupiter, it is thought that the motion and circulation this metallic layer give rise to Saturn's magn ...