Discovery of 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida -- The solar system has a new winner in the moon department.

If it's any consolation to the Jupiter crowd, our solar system's biggest planet — Jupiter — still has the biggest moon. Jupiter's Ganymede is almost half the size of Earth. By contrast, Saturn's 20 new moons are minuscule, each barely 3 miles in diameter. It's harder spotting mini moons around Saturn than Jupiter, Sheppard said, given how much farther Saturn is.

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