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Saturn's Natural Satellites
For many years, Saturn was believed to have 18 natural satellites. Since the year 2000, however, 12 more satellites were observed and confirmed. Three additional moons have recently been detected and are awaiting official confirmation and naming! That would bring the total to 33!
| Name | Diameter | Distance from Saturn |
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| Pan | 20 km | 133,583 km |
| Atlas | 38 x 24 x 28 km | 137,666 km |
| Prometheus | 148 x 100 x 68 km | 139,377 km |
| Pandora | 110 x 88 x 62 km | 141,713 km |
| Epimetheus | 138 x 110 x 110 km | 151,415 km |
| Janus | 198 x 192 x 154 km | 151,417 km |
| Mimas | 392 km | 185,520 km |
| Enceladus | 499 km | 238,020 km |
| Tethys | 1,060 km | 294,660 km |
| Telesto | 30 x 26 x 16 km | 294,660 km |
| Calypso | 30 x 16 x 16 km | 294,660 km |
| Dion | 1,120 km | 377,400 km |
| Helene | 35 km | 378,400 km |
| Rhea | 1,528 km | 527,040 km |
| Titan | 5,150 km | 1,221,850 km |
| Hyperion | 370 x 280 x 226 km | 1,481,100 km |
| Iapetus | 1,436 km | 3,561,300 km |
| Phoebe | 220 km | 12,952,000 km |
| Kiviuq | 14 km | 11,365,000 km |
| Ijiraq | 10 km | 11,440,000 km |
| Paaliaq | 19 km | 15,199,000 km |
| Skadi | 6.4 km | 15,647,000 km |
| Albiorix | 26 km | 16,404,000 km |
| Erriapo | 8.6 km | 17,616,000 km |
| Siarnaq | 32 km | 18,160,000 km |
| Tarvos | 13 km | 18,247,000 km |
| Mundilfari | 5.6 km | 18,709,000 km |
| Suttung | 5.6 km | 19,463,000 km |
| Thrym | 5.6 km | 20,382,000 km |
| Ymir | 16 km | 23,096,000 km |
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