Moons of Saturn
The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, [1] ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers, as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. [2] [3] [4] Seven Saturnian moons are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape, yet only two of those, Titan and Rhea , are currently in hydrostatic equilibrium . Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second- largest moon in the Solar System (after Jupiter's Ganymede ), with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape featuring dry river networks and hydrocarbon lakes found nowhere else in the solar system; [5] and Enceladus since its chemical composition is similar to that of comets. [6] In particular, Enceladus emits jets of gas and dust, which could indicate the presence of liquid water under its south pole region, and may have a global ocean below its surface. [7]
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, [1] ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers, as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. [2] [3] [4] Seven Saturnian moons are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape, yet only two of those, Titan and Rhea , are currently in hydrostatic equilibrium . Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second- largest moon in the Solar System (after Jupiter's Ganymede ), with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape featuring dry river networks and hydrocarbon lakes found nowhere else in the solar system; [5] and Enceladus since its chemical composition is similar to that of comets. [6] In particular, Enceladus emits jets of gas and dust, which could indicate the presence of liquid water under its south pole region, and may have a global ocean below its surface. [7] |
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| 2017 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, [1] ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers, as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. [2] [3] [4] Seven Saturnian moons are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape, though only two of those, Titan and Rhea , are currently in hydrostatic equilibrium . Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second- largest moon (after Jupiter's Ganymede ) in the Solar System, with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape featuring dry river networks and hydrocarbon lakes found nowhere else in the solar system; [5] and Enceladus since its chemical composition is similar to that of comets. [6] In particular, Enceladus emits jets of gas and dust which could indicate presence of liquid water under its south pole region and could potentially harbor a global ocean under its surface. [7] |
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| 2016 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, [1] ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers, as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. [2] [3] [4] Seven Saturnian moons are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape, though only two of those, Titan and Rhea , are currently in hydrostatic equilibrium . Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second- largest moon (after Jupiter's Ganymede ) in the Solar System, with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and dry river networks; [5] and Enceladus , which is seemingly similar in chemical makeup to comets, [6] emits jets of gas and dust and may harbor liquid water under its south pole region. [7] |
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| 2015 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, [1] ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers. [2] [3] [4] Seven Saturnian moons are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape, though only two of those, Titan and Rhea , are currently in hydrostatic equilibrium , as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second- largest moon (after Jupiter's Ganymede ) in the Solar System, with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and dry river networks; [5] and Enceladus , which is seemingly similar in chemical makeup to comets, [6] emits jets of gas and dust and may harbor liquid water under its south pole region. [7] |
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| 2014 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers. [1] [2] [3] Seven Saturnian moons are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape, though only two of those, Titan and Rhea , are currently in hydrostatic equilibrium , as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second- largest moon in the Solar System, with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and dry river networks; [4] and Enceladus , which emits jets of gas and dust and may harbor liquid water under its south pole region. [5] |
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| 2013 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across to the enormous Titan which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers. [1] [2] [3] Saturn has seven moons that are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape (though only two, Titan and Rhea, are currently in hydrostatic equilibrium ), as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second- largest moon in the Solar System, with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and dry river networks; [4] and Enceladus , which emits jets of gas and dust and may harbor liquid water under its south pole region. [5] |
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| 2012 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer across, to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names, and only 13 of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers. [1] [2] [3] Saturn has seven moons that are large enough to be ellipsoidal due to having planetary mass , as well as dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second largest moon in the Solar System, with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and dry river networks, and Enceladus , which emits jets of gas and dust and may harbor liquid water under its south pole region. |
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| 2011 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometre across, to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has 62 moons with confirmed orbits, fifty-three of which have names, and only thirteen of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometres. [1] [2] [3] Saturn has seven moons that are large enough to become spherical , and dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second largest moon in the Solar System, with a nitrogen-rich Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and dry river networks, and Enceladus , which emits jets of gas and dust and may harbor liquid water under its south pole region. |
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| 2010 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets less than 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) across to the enormous Titan , which is larger than the planet Mercury . Saturn has sixty-two moons with confirmed orbits, fifty-three of which have names, and only thirteen of which have diameters larger than 50 kilometers (31 mi). [1] [2] Saturn has seven moons that are large enough to become spherical , and dense rings with complex orbital motions of their own. Particularly notable among Saturn's moons are Titan, the second largest moon in the Solar System, with an Earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and dry river networks, and Enceladus , which emits jets of gas and dust and may harbor liquid water under its south pole region. |
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| 2009 |
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The moons of Saturn are numerous and diverse, ranging from tiny moonlets to the enormous Titan . Saturn has 61 moons with confirmed orbits, 53 of which have names, and most of which are quite small. With seven moons that are large enough to have sufficient gravitational attraction to become spherical in shape (and which would thus be considered dwarf planets if they were in direct orbit about the Sun) in addition to the planet's broad and dense rings, the Saturnian system is the most diverse in the solar system. Particularly notable are Titan , the second largest moon in the Solar System, with an earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and river networks, and Enceladus , which may harbor liquid water under its south pole. |
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| 2008 |
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Saturn has 60 moons with confirmed orbits, 52 of which have names, and most of which are quite small. With seven moons that are large enough to be ellipsoidal in shape (and thus would be considered dwarf planets if they were in direct orbit about the Sun), in addition to the planet's broad and dense rings , the Saturnian system is the most diverse in the solar system. Particularly notable are Titan , with an earth-like atmosphere and a landscape including hydrocarbon lakes and river networks, and Enceladus , which may harbor liquid water under its surface. |
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| 2007 |
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Saturn is known to have sixty moons, many of which were discovered only recently and may be as small as two-to-three kilometers across. Seven are large enough to have achieved hydrostatic equilibrium and so would be considered dwarf planets if they were in orbit about the Sun; indeed one of these, Titan , is massive enough to retain an atmosphere denser than our own. There have also been sightings of three objects which may be moons , as well as eight "moonlets" only a few hundred meters across in a belt within the A Ring that is estimated to contain thousands of such objects. [1] A precise number of moons can not be given, as there is no objective boundary between the countless small anonymous objects that form Saturn's ring system and the larger objects that have been named as moons. |
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| 2006 |
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Saturn is currently known to have 56 moons, many of which were discovered very recently, and 3 additional un-confirmed, hypothetical moons . However, a precise number of moons can never be given, as there is no objective dividing line between the anonymous orbiting fragments that form Saturn's ring system and the larger objects that have already been named as moons. |
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| 2005 |
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Saturn is currently known to have 47 moons, many of which were discovered very recently, and 3 suspected moons. However, a precise number of moons can never be given, as there is no objective dividing line between the anonymous orbiting chunks of ice in Saturn's ring system and the larger chunks of ice that have already been named as moons. |
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| 2004 |
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The precise number of Saturn's moons will never be certain as the orbiting chunks of ice in Saturn's rings are all technically moons, and it is difficult to draw a distinction between a large ring particle and a tiny moon. |