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Saturn and Neptune MoonsTwo more moons were found at Saturn bringing its total count to 33. The 2-mile-wide moons were spotted in Cassini spacecraft images and are relatively new with one-day orbital periods. They are located between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus. Neptune moons total at 17 with 5 new moons from 20 to 30 miles across. Three new moons orbit in a backward direction with orbital periods of 5 to 25 years. The new moons are outside the orbit of Nereid, and were probably moved out by Triton and Nereid. |
Sky News, 2004 - 2005 |