New Saturnian Moon Discovered
This four-picture sequence (spanning 30 minutes) shows one of four new moons discovered by the Hubble Space Telescope, in images taken of Saturn on May 22, 1995, when Saturn's rings were tilted edge-on to Earth.
Credit:
About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9529a |
| Type: | Collage |
| Release date: | 28 July 1995, 06:00 |
| Size: | 550 x 850 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Epimetheus, S/1995 S3, Saturn |
| Type: | • Solar System : Planet • Solar System : Planet : Satellite • Solar System Images/Videos |
Colours & filters
| Band | Wavelength | Telescope |
| Optical R |
720 nm | Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
