[NASA] APOD: 2026 August 11 – Six Moons of Saturn

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Six Moons of Saturn

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While the total will likely continue to grow, as of June 2026 the ringed gas giant had 293 confirmed moons. That’s easily more

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of the Solar System, including ruling gas giant Jupiter with a mere 115 confirmed moons. Most of Saturn’s known moons are small, irregular satellites. Many are only few kilometers to a fraction of a kilometer across and

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tilted outer orbits. Six of its largest satellites can be seen here, though, in this sharp telescopic

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taken on August 5. Larger than Earth’s Moon and even slightly larger than inner planet Mercury,

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, with a diameter of 5,150 kilometers, is at lower right. You can also spot icy major moons

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in the frame. Saturn’s first known natural satellite, Titan was

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by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. During the space age Voyager and

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have added to the

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of Saturnian moons.

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Date	August 11, 2026
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