New Saturnian Moon Discovered

A new moon of Saturn has been discovered, bringing the planet's satellite tally to 60.

Initial measurements suggest the new moon, which is still unnamed, is about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) wide, and lies between the orbits of Methone and Pallene, two Saturnian moons discovered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft in 2004. The newfound moon is about 1.09 million miles (1.76 million kilometers) from Saturn and could be part of a larger group of still undiscovered moons around the ringed planet.


SOURCE:
Space.com

Yet another addition to the extended family of objects that call Sol home.

I wonder how long it will be before a definition of what counts as a moon, and more
importantly a moon classification system is developed.


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