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Saturn and Moons (Annotated)

Video of Moons Circling Saturn (Annotated)

This Hubble time-lapse movie shows the orbits of some of Saturn's icy moons as they circle the planet over an 18-hour period. The video is composed of 33 Hubble snapshots of the planet, taken June 19 to 20, 2019, by the Wide Field Camera 3. The closer the moon is to Saturn, the faster it orbits, according to the laws of gravity.

  • Release Date
    September 12, 2019
  • Science Release
    Saturn’s Rings Shine in Hubble’s Latest Portrait
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  • Credits
    NASA, ESA, OPAL Team, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley), Joseph DePasquale (STScI)

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Video of Moons Circling Saturn This Hubble time-lapse movie shows the orbits of some of Saturn's icy moons as they circle the planet over an 18-hour period. The video is composed of 33 Hubble snapshots of the planet, taken June 19 to 20, 2019, by the Wide Field Camera 3. The...

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Mar 12, 2025
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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, Maryland
claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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