Atlas (moon)
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Atlas is an inner satellite of Saturn which was discovered by Richard Terrile in 1980 from Voyager photos and was designated S/1980 S 28. In 1983, it was officially named after Atlas of Greek mytholog
Atlas - A and F rings (June 30, 2006).
Atlas near the A ring (December 6, 2015).
Atlas near the F ring (May 9, 2005).
Prometheus (moon)
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Prometheus is an inner satellite of Saturn. It was discovered on 24 October 1980 from images taken by the Voyager 1 probe, and was provisionally designated S/1980 S 27. In late 1985 it was officially
Atlas (moon)
…Epimetheus. In 2004 a faint, thin ring, temporarily designated R/2004 S 1, was discovered in the Atlantean orbit. Atlas is significantly perturbed by Prometheus and to a lesser degree by Pandora, leading to excursions in longitude of up to 600 km (~0.25°) away from the precessing Keplerian orbit with a rough…
Prometheus image from Cassini (December 26, 2009)
Prometheus pulling material from the F Ring
Prometheus tugging kinks into the F Ring
Cassini image (with moon's Saturn-facing end at lower right) reveals a surface covered with a blanket of fine material.