Saturn's Possible New Moons


There have been many observations that seem to indicate additional small moons close to Saturn. None have been confirmed, however. Most if not all will probably turn out to have been observational flukes.


Facts

Pictures

  1. (above) S/1995 S 3 and Epimetheus 47k jpg; 180k gif (caption)
  2. Pandora and S/1995 S 6 from ESO 61k gif (caption)
  3. HST view of the motions of Saturn's inner satellites 307k gif (caption)

More about new Saturnian moons


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Bill Arnett; last updated: 1996 February 27