Name
Discovery Date
Discoverer
Distance from Saturn (103 km)
Mass (1020 kg)
Radius (km)
Orbital Period (days)
Mimas (SI)
1789
W. Herschel
185.52
0.375
209 x 196 x 191
0.9424218
Enceladus (SII)
1789
W. Herschel
238.02
0.65
256 x 247 x 245
1.370218
Tethys (SIII)
1684
G. Cassini
294.66
6.27
536 x 528 x 526
1.887802
Dione (SIV)
1684
G. Cassini
377.40
11.0
560
2.736915
Rhea (SV)
1672
G. Cassini
527.04
23.1
764
4.517500
Titan (SVI)
1655
C. Huygens
1221.83
1345.5
2575
15.945421
Hyperion (SVII)
1848
W. Bond
1481.1
0.2
185 x 140 x 113
21.276609
Iapetus (SVIII)
1671
G. Cassini
3561.3
15.9
718
79.330183
Pan (SXVIII, S/1981 S13)
1990
M. Showalter
133.583
0.00003
10
0.5750
Atlas (SXV, S/1980 S28)
1980
R. Terrile
137.670
0.0001
18.5 x 17.2 x 13.5
0.6019
Prometheus (SXVI, S/1980 S27)
1980
S. Collins
139.353
0.0033
74 x 50 x 34
0.6130
Pandora (SXVII, S/1980 S26)
1980
S. Collins
141.700
0.0020
55 x 44 x 31
0.6285
Epimetheus (SXI, S/1980 S3)
1966
R. Walker
151.422
0.0054
69 x 55 x 55
0.6942
Janus (SX, S/1980 S1)
1966
A. Dollfus
151.472
0.0192
97 x 95 x 77
0.6945
Methone (SXXXII, S/2004 S1)
2004
194
3
1.01
Pallene (SXXXIII, S/2004 S2)
2004
211
4
1.14
Calypso (SXIV, S/1980 S25)
1980
B. Smith
294.66
0.00004
15 x 8 x 8
1.8878
Telesto (SXIII, S/1980 S13)
1980
B. Smith
294.66
0.00007
15 x 12.5 x 7.5
1.8878
Helene (SXII, S/1980 S6)
1980
Laques and Lecacheux
377.40
0.0003
18 x 16 x 15
2.7369
Polydeuces (SXXXIV, S/2004 S5)
2004
377.40
4
2.74
Kiviuq (SXXIV, S/2000 S5)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
11,370
7
449
Ijiraq (SXXII, S/2000 S6)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
11,440
5
451
Phoebe (SIX)
1898
W. Pickering
12,952
0.072
115 x 110 x 105
550.48*
Paaliaq (SXXI, S/2000 S2)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
15,200
10
687
Skathi (SXXVII, S/2000 S8)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
15,650
3
729*
Albiorix (SXXVI, S/2000 S11)
2000
Gladman, et. al
16,390
13
738
Erriapo (SXXVIII, S/2000 S10)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
17,610
4
871
Siarnaq (SXXIX, S/2000 S3)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
18,160
16
893
Tarvos (SXXI, S/2000 S4)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
18,240
7
926
Mundilfari (SXXV, S/2000 S9)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
18,710
3
951*
Narvi (SXXXI, S/2003 S1)
2003
18,720
3
956*
Suttungr (SXXIII, S/2000 S12)
2000
Gladman, et. al
19,470
3
1017*
Thrymr (SXXX, S/2000 S7)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
20,470
3
1089*
Ymir (SXIX, S/2000 S1)
2000
International Team of 8 Astronomers
23,100
8
1312*
S/2004 S07
2004
19,800
3
1103*
S/2004 S08
2004
22,200
3
1355*
S/2004 S09
2004
19,800
3
1077*
S/2004 S10
2004
19,350
3
1026*
S/2004 S11
2004
16,950
3
822
S/2004 S12
2004
19,650
3
1048*
S/2004 S13
2004
18,450
3
906*
S/2004 S14
2004
19,950
3
1081*
S/2004 S15
2004
18,750
3
1008*
S/2004 S16
2004
22,200
2
1271*
S/2004 S17
2004
18,600
2
986*
S/2004 S18
2004
19,650
3
1052*
S/2005 S01
2005
136.5
3
0.59
moons or moonlets. (I've put moon in lower case to differentiate with our Moon which is always in upper case)
Pan, Atlas, Prometheus, Pandora, Epimetheus, Janus, Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Telesto, Calypso, Dione, Helene, Rhea, Titan Hyperion, Iapetus, Phoebe, and twelve unnamed moons.
Saturn has a massive gravitational pull make small space objects pull toward it and a moon came too close and was smashed to pulp and created its rings.
62 moons and 53 have names.
Saturn has 53 "known" moons and 12 others that have not been named.
Well, There are may moons (i think 29) But the 4 Galilean moons are Io, Ganymede, Europa, and Castillo. :)
Based on this riddle, Saturn has 18 moons.
Saturn
saturn has 62 moons as of 2011 53 of them were named the other nine remain unnamed
62 moons and 53 have names.
Saturn has 62 moons discovered so far but only 52 have been named so far.
Saturn has 53 "known" moons and 12 others that have not been named.
Saturn has a total of 60 moons, many of which were only discovered in the last few years - 52 of them have received official names..
Saturn. Venus has none, Saturn has over 60 moons.
mostly Greek Gods -Leighla sisson
there no moons on saturn but yes it does have 61 moons
Saturn has 62 moons.
Saturn has 62 moons.
Saturn has 62 moons.
Saturn has 18 moons