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Saturn's moons
 
Saturn's satellites and ring structures
Saturn's satellites and ring structures
 
 NameDistance to Saturn centre (km)Diameter (km)Orbit period (Earth days)Discovered by
Pan133 583200.58Mark R. Showalter. Voyager 2, 1990
Atlas137 67027 x 370.60R. Terrile. Voyager 1, 1980
Prometheus139 35368 x 1480.61S.A. Collins. D. Carlson. Voyager 1, 1980
Pandora141 70052 x 1100.63S. A. Collins. D. Carlson. Voyager 1, 1980
Epimetheus151 422110 x 1380.69R. Walker. J. Fountain. S. Larson, 1966/1978
Janus151 472154 x 1940.69Audouin Dollfus, 1966
Mimas185 520383 x 4180.94William Herschel, 1789
Enceladus238 020489 x 5131.37William Herschel, 1789
Tethys294 6601051 x 10711.89G.D. Cassini, 1684
Telesto294 66015 x 301.89B. Smith. H. Reitsema. S. Larson. J. Fountain, 1980
Calypso294 66016 x 301.89D. Pascu. P.K. Seidelmann. W. Baum. D. Currie, 1980
Dione377 40011202.74G.D. Cassini, 1684
Helene377 40030 x 362.74P. Laques. J. Lecacheus, 1980
Rhea527 04015284.52G.D. Cassini, 1672
Titan1 221 830515015.95C. Huygens, 1655
Hyperion1 481 100225 x 36021.28W. & G. Bond. W. Lassell, 1848
Iapetus3 561 300143679.33G.D. Cassini, 1671
Phoebe12 952 000220550.48*W. Pickering, 1898
 
 
There are another 13 moons without official data. Their names are: Ymir, Paaliaq, Siarnaq, Tarvos, Kiviuq, Ijiraq, Thrym, Skadi/Skathi, Mundilfari, Erriapo, Albiorix, Suttung/Suttungr and S/2003 S1.

* indicates 'retrograde' orbit, i.e. the opposite way to the other moons.
 
 

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