Detecting Saturn's 60th moon

Scientists have discovered a new Saturn moon, bringing the planet's total moon count to 60.

The new moon was discovered thanks to a series of images captured by Cassini probe cameras. According to initial calculations, the new moon has a width of about 2 km and has an orbit between two other moon moons of Methone and Pallene.

According to the team of scientists who discovered the moon, the number of Saturn's moons may be even more.

Professor Carl Murray, of Queen Mary School, University of London (QMUL), said: 'After discovering this new moon, we have conducted a thorough study of all images from the Cassini and said that maybe Saturn has more moons'.

There is no official name for the new moon. Its name will be decided by the International Astronomical Society (IAU).

The Cassini probe is a project of NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), which is being implemented, currently run by NASA's Jet Laboratory in Pasadena.

Saturn's new moon lies between the moon Methone and Pallene (Photo: Techshout.com)

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