Pan and Waves

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute2013-07-08

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

The shepherd moon Pan orbits Saturn in the Encke gap while the A ring surrounding the gap displays wave features created by interactions between the ring particles and Saturnian moons in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft.

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Title: Pan and Waves
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Date Created: 2013-07-08
Rights: JPL

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