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General Category => Science, Technology and Knowledge => Space => Topic started by: OfTheCross on October 11, 2019, 12:58:59 pm

Title: Saturn overtakes Jupiter as host to most moons in solar system
Post by: OfTheCross on October 11, 2019, 12:58:59 pm

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Saturn has taken over from Jupiter as host to the most moons in the solar system after astronomers spotted 20 more lumps of rock orbiting the ringed planet.

It brings the number of Saturnian moons to 82, surpassing the 79 that are known to orbit Jupiter, its larger, inner neighbour.

theguardian (https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/oct/07/saturn-overtakes-jupiter-as-host-to-most-moons-in-solar-system)

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Title: Re: Saturn overtakes Jupiter as host to most moons in solar system
Post by: Gefn on October 11, 2019, 01:07:06 pm

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Title: Re: Saturn overtakes Jupiter as host to most moons in solar system
Post by: Hopalong Ginsberg on October 11, 2019, 06:01:21 pm

Saturn mooned me!

Title: Re: Saturn overtakes Jupiter as host to most moons in solar system
Post by: Gefn on October 11, 2019, 07:37:50 pm

Quote from: Hopalong Ginsberg on October 11, 2019, 06:01:21 pm

Saturn mooned me!

All the moons want to be around Caturn @Hopalong Ginsberg

Title: Re: Saturn overtakes Jupiter as host to most moons in solar system
Post by: Hopalong Ginsberg on October 11, 2019, 08:23:38 pm

Quote from: Gefn on October 11, 2019, 07:37:50 pm

All the moons want to be around Caturn @Hopalong Ginsberg

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