Cassini has sighted Prometheus and Pandora, the two F-ring-shepherding moons whose unpredictable orbits both fascinate scientists and wreak havoc on the F ring. Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles ...
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A pair of moons, Pandora and Prometheus, continue their shepherding duties near Saturn’s thin F ring. Pandora (81 kilometers, or 50 miles across) orbits outside the F ring and, with the inner shepherd ...
IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY Prometheus, a Titan, stole fire from Mount Olympus to give to humans, whom he created. That did not go down well with Zeus, king of the gods. He sentenced Prometheus to the daily ...
Two of Saturn’s moon’s Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles across) and Pandora (84 kilometers, or 52 miles across), are seen here shepherding the planet’s narrow F-ring. Prometheus overtakes ...
NASA's Cassini mission to Saturn came to an end on Sept. 15, 2017 when the spacecraft dove into Saturn's atmosphere. As Cassini headed for its final moments, it turned back from the planet to point ...