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New Moon Found In Saturn's G-Ring

Posted by kdawson on from the ring-herder dept.

caffiend666 writes "Scientists have announced a new moon has been found hidden in the G Ring of Saturn. The discovery was announced Tuesday in a notice by the International Astronomical Union. This is one of over five dozen moons, and is only a third of a mile wide. No word yet on a name for the new moon; I vote Cowboy Neal."

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  1. A third of a mile makes it a moon? by CronoCloud · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Can you really call an object a third of a mile wide a "moon" rather than "just a rocky piece of junk that orbits Saturn, like a whole bunch of other stuff."