Saturn Moons at 33 After Cassini Spots Two More
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
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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