Alpha Centauri's Universe Planetarium: Exploration Of Atlas
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Planetary Profile: Saturn Lithograph From NASA
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  • Discovered by:
    R. Terrile/Voyager 1
  • Date of discovery:
    1980
  • Distance from Jupiter:
    137,670 km
  • Radius:
    18.5x17.2x13.5 km
  • Orbital eccentricity:
    0.000
  • Orbital inclination:
    0.3 degree
  • Orbital period:
    0.6019 day
    Image: Atlas
  • Natural Satellites Of Saturn
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    the moons of Saturn.

    .....Atlas, the second of Saturn's known satellites, orbits near the outer edge of the A-ring and is about 40 by 20 kilometers (25 by 15 miles) in size. It is probably a shepherd satellite for Saturn's A-ring. Atlas was discovered by R. Terrile in 1980 from photographs taken by Voyager during its encounter with Saturn.

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