What is Tarvos (moon)?
'''Tarvos''' or '''Saturn&nbsp;XXI''' is a non-[[Sphere|spherical]] moon of [[Saturn (planet)|Saturn]]. It was found by [[John J. Kavelaars]], et al. on [[September 23]], [[2000]], and given the designation '''S/2000&nbsp;S&nbsp;4'''. The name, given in August [[2003]], is after [[Tarvos Trigaranus|Tarvos]] from [[Gaulish language|Gaulish]] mythology. Tarvos orbits Saturn at an average distance of 18 million km in 926 days and is about 15 [[km]] in diameter (assuming an albedo of 0.04). It is a member of the [[Saturn's Gallic group of satellites|Gallic group]] of non-spherical moons. Sharing similar [[orbit]] and displaying similar ''light-red'' colour, Tarvos is thought to have been formed in a break-up of a bigger body or to be a piece of [[Albiorix (moon)|Albiorix]]. == Other websites == * [http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~jewitt/irregulars.html David Jewitt pages] {{science-stub}} {{Moons of Saturn}} [[Category:Saturn's moons]]