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New Saturnian Moon Discovered


Depicts: Saturn, S/1995 S3, Epimetheus
Copyright: Amanda S. Bosh (Lowell Observatory), Andrew S. Rivkin (Lowell Observatory and University of Arizona/Lunar Planetary Lab), High Speed Photometer Instrument Definition Team (R.C. Bless, PI), and NASA

This four-picture sequence (spanning 30 minutes) shows one of four new moons discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope, in images taken of Saturn on May 22, 1995, when Saturn's rings were tilted edge-on to Earth.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
19-Feb-2026 06:10 UT

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