NEW SATELLITES

Voyager 1 photographed six tiny moons, some that had never been seen

before. Satellites 10 and 11, dubbed the “co-orbitals,” share an orbit

91,000 kilometers (57,000 miles) above Saturn’s cloudtops. The leading

satellite has a diameter of about 160 kilometers (100 miles), while the

trailing satellite has an irregular shape, approximately 105 by 65

kilometers (65 by 40 miles).

Little is known about satellites 12, 13, 14, and 15 aside from their

orbits and periods. Satellite 12 orbits at the same distance from Saturn

as Dione, at a point about 60 degrees ahead of Dione. Satellites 13 and

14, outside and inside the F-Ring (respectively), appear to “herd” this

thin ring between them. Satellite 15 appears to limit the outer edge of

the A-Ring in a similar manner.

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