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Cassini: two new moons for the "rings' planet"
Washington, USA - The aircraft found them: now planet satellites are 33
The Cassini aircraft, since the last July 1 in the planet orbit, discovered 2 new moons of Saturn. They are 3,2 and 4 km in diameter and they are placed between the largest Mimas and Enceladus orbits. Temporarily they will be called S/2004 S1 and S/2004 S2 and will be added to the other 31 planet satellites. Moon surrounding the planet usually are not found where they originally shaped, because the...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 101900
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency