Pan (moon) - Wikipedia
Pan is the innermost named moon of Saturn. [4] It is approximately 35 kilometres across and 23 km wide and orbits within the Encke Gap in Saturn's A Ring. Pan is a ring shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke Gap free of ring particles.
Pan - NASA Science
Pan, the innermost of Saturn's known moons, has a mean radius of 8.8 miles (14.1 kilometers) and orbits 83,000 miles (134,000 kilometers) away from Saturn, within the Encke Gap of Saturn's A-ring. As it orbits Saturn every 13.8 hours, it acts as a shepherd moon and is responsible for keeping the Encke Gap open.
Pan Revealed - NASA
Pan Revealed. NASA. Mar 16, 2017. Image Article. These two images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft show how the spacecraft's perspective changed as it passed within 15,300 miles (24,600 kilometers) of Saturn's moon Pan on March 7, 2017.
Pan Moon: The Walnut-Shaped Ring Shepherd - The Planets
It is a small moon in the Encke Gap of Saturn’s A ring. This bizarrely shaped satellite is one of the shepherd moons of this ringed planet. It is considered the innermost moon of Saturn that was given a name. Pan keeps the 322-km (200-mile) wide Encke Gap …
Pan (moon) | The Solar System Wiki | Fandom
Pan, also known as Saturn XVIII, is a natural satellite of the outer planet, Saturn. Pan was discovered on July 16, 1990 by the astronomer M. Showalter. It is named after the Pagan Sex God or Greek God of Shepards. It has a noticeable equatorial ridge all the way around the moon.
Welcome to Pan: Saturn's Ravioli-Shaped Moon - Sky & Telescope
Mar 14, 2017 · The universe served up a piece of astro-pareidolia last week, when humanity got its first closeup look at Saturn's tiny moon Pan. Appropriately named after the half-man, half-goat satyr from Greek mythology, Pan is nestled in the Encke (pronounced EN …
Pan’s Effects - Science@NASA
Mar 31, 2010 · Saturn's moon Pan, orbiting in the Encke Gap near the top of the image, casts a short shadow on the A ring in this image taken about six months after the planet's August 2009 equinox. Pan (28 kilometers, or 17 miles across) also creates dark wakes, which can faintly be seen here immediately interior to the inner edge of the Encke Gap.
Pan (moon) - Wikiwand
Pan is the innermost named moon of Saturn. It is approximately 35 kilometres across and 23 km wide and orbits within the Encke Gap in Saturn's A Ring. Pan is a ring shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke Gap free of ring particles.
Pan - Nature Astronomy
Sep 5, 2017 · Named after the Greek god of shepherds, the small Saturn moon Pan orbits in the middle of the prominent Encke Gap in Saturn’s A ring, the outermost of the main rings of the planet.
Pan, Moon of Saturn, Looks Like a Cosmic Ravioli (or Maybe a …
Mar 10, 2017 · In a stunning set of close-ups, Pan, a diminutive moon of Saturn, looks like a floating ravioli lost in space, or a wrinkled flying saucer. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft took the photographs on ...