Saturn overtakes Jupiter as planet with most moons. - Orbiter-Forum

**Notebook** · 10-07-2019, 10:22 PM

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Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers.
A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82; Jupiter, by contrast, has 79 natural satellites.
The moons were discovered using the Subaru telescope on Maunakea, Hawaii.
Each of the newly discovered objects in orbit around Saturn is about 5km (three miles) in diameter; 17 of them orbit the planet "backwards".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49962134

Linguofreak · 10-08-2019, 12:01 AM

They've swapped that title at least once before in my memory.

GLS · 10-08-2019, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Linguofreak

They've swapped that title at least once before in my memory.

x2

In the end Saturn wins, if we consider the ring particles.

jedidia · 10-08-2019, 06:29 AM

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They've swapped that title at least once before in my memory.

It would be a boring race if the lead never changes...

**kuddel** · 10-08-2019, 08:22 AM

I would really like to see if humans would engage themselves in a race for "the outer planet with the most artificial satellites"!

10-07-2019, 10:22 PM	#1
Notebook Orbinaut	Saturn overtakes Jupiter as planet with most moons. Quote: Saturn has overtaken Jupiter as the planet with the most moons, according to US researchers. A team discovered a haul of 20 new moons orbiting the ringed planet, bringing its total to 82; Jupiter, by contrast, has 79 natural satellites. The moons were discovered using the Subaru telescope on Maunakea, Hawaii. Each of the newly discovered objects in orbit around Saturn is about 5km (three miles) in diameter; 17 of them orbit the planet "backwards". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-49962134

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10-08-2019, 12:01 AM	#2
Linguofreak Orbinaut	They've swapped that title at least once before in my memory.

10-08-2019, 12:46 AM	#3
GLS Addon Developer	Quote: Originally Posted by Linguofreak They've swapped that title at least once before in my memory. x2 In the end Saturn wins, if we consider the ring particles.

10-08-2019, 06:29 AM	#4
jedidia shoemaker without legs	Quote: They've swapped that title at least once before in my memory. It would be a boring race if the lead never changes...

10-08-2019, 08:22 AM	#5
kuddel Donator	I would really like to see if humans would engage themselves in a race for "the outer planet with the most artificial satellites"!