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Saturn's 145 Moons: The Latest Discoveries and What Sets Them Apart
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[QUOTE="Astronuc, post: 6891415, member: 15685"] What I find interesting is the number and extent of the irregular moons/satellites. Perhaps the term 'moon' should be reserved for 'round' planetary satellites and 'satellite' be reserved for those irregular objects revolving around a planet. Nevertheless, the presence of a large number irregular objects is being interpreted as evidence of a 'recent collision' of some massive object(s). In 2021, the following paper was published: [URL]https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/PSJ/ac0979/pdf[/URL] Also in the article, If these objects are ~3km in size, it's a good thing that Saturn and Jupiter don't share them with Earth. [/QUOTE]
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