Saturn's Norse group of satellites facts for kids

The Norse group is a collection of moons that orbit the planet Saturn. What makes them special is that they travel around Saturn in the opposite direction to how Saturn spins. This is called a retrograde orbit. Also, their paths are not perfect circles. Instead, they follow an oval shape.

The names of most moons in this group come from gods and giants from old Norse stories. However, one moon, Phoebe, is named after a Greek god. This is because Phoebe was discovered before the others.

Saturn has many moons, at least 61 that we know of! Scientists group these moons into ten main families. The Norse group is one of these families. Other groups include the Inuit group and the Gallic group.

Meet the Norse Moons

This is a list of the moons in Saturn's Norse group. The moons listed first are closer to Saturn. The ones at the bottom are farther away.

• Phoebe
• Skathi (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• S/2007 S 2
• Skoll (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• Greip
• Hyrrokkin (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• S/2004 S 13
• S/2004 S 17
• Jarnsaxa
• Mundilfari
• S/2006 S 1 (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• Narvi (part of the Narvi subgroup)
• Bergelmir (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• Suttungr
• S/2004 S 12
• S/2004 S 7
• Hati
• Bestla (part of the Narvi subgroup)
• Farbauti (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• Thrymr
• S/2007 S 3
• Aegir
• S/2006 S 3 (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• Kari (part of the Skathi subgroup)
• Fenrir
• Surtur
• Ymir
• Loge
• Fornjot

More About Saturn's Moons

• Moons of Saturn

See also

In Spanish: Grupo Nórdico para niños