SCIENCE

Saturn records 100+ known moons

By Sanjana Shankar

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Saturn's moons

As many as 62 new moons have been discovered around Saturn, taking the total count from 83 to a whopping 145.

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Record

Saturn is also the only planet in the solar system to have more than 100 known satellites.

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New moons

The newly discovered moons are irregularly shaped, measuring no larger than roughly 1.6km to 3.2km wide.

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Orbit

The moons have huge, elliptical orbits around Saturn, which is at an inclined angle respective to the planet's "regular" moons.

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Remnants

The new moons around Saturn are believed to be fragments of larger moons, resulting from past collisions.

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