ESA image: Saturn's moon Rhea, Epimetheus transiting

Tuesday, August 12, 2014 - 05:02 in Astronomy & Space

Saturn has a great many more moons than our planet – a whopping 62. A single moon, Titan, accounts for an overwhelming 96% of all the material orbit the planet, with a group of six other smaller moons dominating the rest. The other 55 small satellites whizzing around Saturn make up the tiny remainder along with the gas giant's famous rings.

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