Moons of Saturn - Wikipedia
WEBThey include the seven major satellites, four small moons that exist in a trojan orbit with larger moons, and five that act as shepherd moons, of which two are mutually co-orbital. Two tiny moons orbit inside of Saturn's B and G rings .
Moons of Saturn | List, Table, Year Discovered, & Facts
WEBSaturn has the most moons of any planet in the solar system, with more than 140 known as of 2023. Many of these are small satellites that orbit far from Saturn. The largest moons orbit close to the planet and were discovered telescopically before the 20th century.
Saturn's moons: How many are there and what are they called?
WEBJun 15, 2023 · Saturn has the most moons of any other planet in the solar system. Here we explore some of the 146 moons that orbit the ringed planet.
Saturn Moons - Science@NASA
WEBSaturn has 146 moons in its orbit, more than any other planet. The moons range in size from larger than the planet Mercury – the giant moon Titan – to as small as a sports arena. The small moon Enceladus has a global ocean under a thick, icy shell.
Saturn Moons: Facts - Science@NASA
WEBFour spacecraft have visited the Saturn system, but only Cassini actually orbited the ringed planet. Doing so bought Cassini time – more than a decade – to linger and watch Saturn’s exotic zoo of 80-plus moons like no spacecraft before.
In Depth | Saturn Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBFour spacecraft have visited the Saturn system, but only Cassini actually orbited the ringed planet. Doing so bought Cassini time – more than a decade – to linger and watch Saturn’s exotic zoo of 80-plus moons like no spacecraft before.
WEBSaturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is home to a vast array of intriguing and unique satellites — 53 plus 9 awaiting official confirmation. Christiaan Huygens discovered the first known moon of Saturn. The year was 1655 and the moon is Titan. Jean-Dominique Cassini made the next four discoveries: Iapetus
Saturn - Moons, Rings, Atmosphere | Britannica
WEBSep 8, 2024 · Dione and Enceladus are faintly visible at left, off the planet's rings. Saturn possesses more than 60 known moons, data for which are summarized in the table. Names, traditional numbers, and orbital and physical characteristics are listed individually.
A Tour of Saturn's Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBJun 7, 2017 · Scientists can come up with reasonable explanations for some of the surprising features of Saturn’s moons, but others remain unsolved. In September 2005, Cassini visited Saturn’s moon Tethys and detected arc-shaped reddish streaks a few hundred miles long and a few miles wide running over the moon’s surface.
Moons of Saturn - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
WEBThe planet Saturn has 146 named moons, and another 29 which are still being studied. [1] Many of the moons are very small: 33 are less than 10 km (6 mi) in diameter and thirteen moons are less than 50 km (31 mi). [2] Many of the moons are named after Titans, Giants, or minor Greek or Roman gods.