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Saturn's Moons 2

Solar System: Saturn’s moons



Janus

Mean Distance from Saturn 151,472 km (94,120 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 0.6945 Earth days
Mean Diameter 178 km (110.6 miles)
Year Discovered 1966

Epimetheus

Mean Distance from Saturn 151,422 km (94,089 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 0.6942 Earth days
Mean Diameter 115 km (71.5 miles)
Year Discovered 1966 (rediscovered 1980)

Helene

Mean Distance from Saturn 377,400 km (234,505 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 2.7369 Earth days
Mean Diameter 33 km (20.5 miles)
Year Discovered 1980

Telesto

Mean Distance from Saturn 294,660 km (183,093 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 1.8878 Earth days
Mean Diameter 29 km (18.02 miles)
Year Discovered 1980

Calypso

Mean Distance from Saturn 294,660 km (183,093 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 1.8878 Earth days
Mean Diameter 26 km (16.2 miles)
Year Discovered 1980

Atlas

Mean Distance from Saturn 137,670 km (85,544 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 0.6019 Earth days
Mean Diameter 30 km (18.6 miles)
Year Discovered 1980

Prometheus

Mean Distance from Saturn 139,350 km (86,588 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 0.6130 Earth days
Mean Diameter 91 km (56.5 miles)
Year Discovered 1980

Pandora

Mean Distance from Saturn 141,700 km (88,048 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 0.6285 Earth days
Mean Diameter 84 km (52.2 miles)
Year Discovered 1980

Pan

Mean Distance from Saturn 133,583 km (83,005 miles)
Orbital Period around Saturn 0.5750 Earth days
Mean Diameter 20 km (12.4 miles)
Year Discovered 1990

Original images located on various NASA websites including: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html and http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/

 

 

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