New close-ups of the mini-moons in Saturn’s rings

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Nestled between Saturn's rings are a collection of mini-moons that NASA's Cassini spacecraft skimmed past in 2017.

Astronomers have long believed that Saturn's rings and moons were perhaps formed by some sort of collision. NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/AFP/File/HO

Pan, Daphnis, Atlas, Pandora and Epimetheus each measure between eight and 116 kilometers in diameter. They are either round, shaped like flying saucers or resemble potatoes.In its final year of operation, it inserted itself between the rings, sending data back to Earth until it went dark on September 13, 2017, 20 years after its launch.

The data captured by Cassini’s instruments are still being assessed. The study published on Thursday is only one preview of the discoveries yet to come.

 

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