Saturn Moons at 33 After Cassini Spots Two More
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Two new moons were spotted around Saturn by the Cassini space probe, raising the total to 33 moons for the ringed planet, NASA said.
The moons are approximately 2 miles and 2.5 miles across and are located between the orbits of two other Saturnian moons, Mimas and Enceladus. For now, the new moons are named S/2004 S1 and S/2004 S2.
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