- A
moonlet,
minor moon,
minor natural satellite, or
minor satellite is a
particularly small natural satellite orbiting a planet,
dwarf planet, or other...
- equinox, a
moonlet embedded in the B ring was
discovered from the
shadow it cast. It is
estimated to be 400 m (1,300 ft) in diameter. The
moonlet was given...
- The
moons of
Saturn are
numerous and diverse,
ranging from tiny
moonlets only tens of
meters across to the
enormous Titan,
which is
larger than the planet...
- S/2009 S 1 is a
moonlet embedded in the
outer part of Saturn's B Ring,
orbiting 117,000 km (73,000 mi) away from the planet. The
moonlet was discovered...
- a
propeller moonlet within Saturn's A Ring. It is
about 860
metres (2,820 ft) across,
making it the
largest of
these propeller moonlets. It has been...
- for a
former moonlet in the
outermost part of Saturn's Ring A,
orbiting 136,775
kilometres (84,988 mi) away from the planet. The
moonlet was discovered...
-
small moonlets near the
orbit of Amalthea.
Because they were
sighted only from one location,
their true
distances could not be measured.
These moonlets may...
- the
bizarre shape of Pan
could also be due to
collisions between tiny
moonlets, thus
causing them to
merge and form Pan (known as the
pyramidal regime...
-
Moons of
Saturn Listed in
approximate increasing distance from
Saturn Ring
moonlets S/2009 S 1
Aegaeon Ring
shepherds Pan
Daphnis Prometheus Epimetheus J****...
- satellite) or a
natural satellite, such as a planet,
dwarf planet, moon,
moonlet, asteroid, or comet. A
system of two
orbiting bodies is
modeled by the...
