<p>Why does Saturn have more moons than Jupiter, I know the grand tack hypothesis suggests Jupiter migrated from 3.5 au to present orbit but given that Jupitern is more massive meaning a larger hillsphere and closer to the asteroid belt and inner solar system, with multiple minor bodies to be captured. I know many moons remain undetected but can anybody please give explanation for this. Thanks in advance</p>

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See: https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/13419/why-does-the-planet-saturn-have-numerous-62-moons-compared-to-the-rest-of-the (Yes, this post needs recent update)
Nilay Ghosh
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2023-10-19T18:11:19.913Z
That is a direct duplicate, but Ias Nilay said, the answer could be updated.  You could set a bounty on that question to encourage someone to refresh the answer.
James K
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2023-10-19T18:26:52.793Z
@NilayGhosh Thanks for the link! It answers my questions partially
Arjun
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2023-10-19T18:29:40.453Z
@JamesK Thanks a lot! The answer really helped me answer the question partially, I will try to use the bounty too. But I have a doubt, Is ice the only reason it has more moons, what other factors influence it?. thanks again
Arjun
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@JamesK bounty done
Arjun
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Also https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/36356/why-isnt-there-a-large-gap-in-the-number-of-captured-moons-jupiter-and-saturn-h (again, this also needs update)
Nilay Ghosh
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The title asks "Why Saturn has more Moons than Jupiter?" while the body asks "Why does Jupiter have more moons than Saturn?" Which are you asking? BTW, it appears that Saturn has more moons than Jupiter. This might just be observational bias, but then again, it might be real.
David Hammen
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@DavidHammen Oh, Sorry, my mistake, I accidentally did a typo. Thank you for pointing it out
Arjun
<jupiter><natural-satellites><saturn>
Why Saturn has more Moons than Jupiter?
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# Why Saturn has more Moons than Jupiter?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-19)

Why does Saturn have more moons than Jupiter, I know the grand tack hypothesis suggests Jupiter migrated from 3.5 au to present orbit but given that Jupitern is more massive meaning a larger hillsphere and closer to the asteroid belt and inner solar system, with multiple minor bodies to be captured. I know many moons remain undetected but can anybody please give explanation for this. Thanks in advance

**Tags:** jupiter, natural-satellites, saturn

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See: https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/13419/why-does-the-planet-saturn-have-numerous-62-moons-compared-to-the-rest-of-the (Yes, this post needs recent update)  
> **username_2**: That is a direct duplicate, but Ias Nilay said, the answer could be updated.  You could set a bounty on that question to encourage someone to refresh the answer.  
> **username_0**: @NilayGhosh Thanks for the link! It answers my questions partially  
> **username_0**: @JamesK Thanks a lot! The answer really helped me answer the question partially, I will try to use the bounty too. But I have a doubt, Is ice the only reason it has more moons, what other factors influence it?. thanks again  
> **username_0**: @JamesK bounty done  
> **username_1**: Also https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/questions/36356/why-isnt-there-a-large-gap-in-the-number-of-captured-moons-jupiter-and-saturn-h (again, this also needs update)  
> **username_3**: The title asks "Why Saturn has more Moons than Jupiter?" while the body asks "Why does Jupiter have more moons than Saturn?" Which are you asking? BTW, it appears that Saturn has more moons than Jupiter. This might just be observational bias, but then again, it might be real.  
> **username_0**: @DavidHammen Oh, Sorry, my mistake, I accidentally did a typo. Thank you for pointing it out  

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