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The Number Of Moons Does Saturn Have?

The Number Of Moons Does Saturn Have?

Science and Nature
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope caught this picture of Saturn July 4, 2020. 2 of Saturn's icy moons are plainly noticeable in this direct exposure: Mimas at right and Enceladus at the bottom. This image is taken as part of the Outer Planets Atmospheres Legacy (OPAL) job. NASA, ESA, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), M.H. Wong (University of California, Berkeley), and the OPAL Team There's a race taking place in our planetary system, however it has absolutely nothing to do with gravitational mechanics or speed. Astronomers who study the gas giant worlds of Saturn and Jupiter remain in a close competitors to see who can find more moons-- and it's any person's video game. At this moment, ringed Saturn...