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Pan


Pan is the innermost of Saturn's known satellites. Pan is located 133,583 kilometers from the center of Saturn and is within the Encke Gap of Saturn's A-ring. It acts as a shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke gap open.

Small satellites within a planet's rings are sometimes called "mooms".


Orbital Distance:   133,600 km (circular orbit)
Eccentricity:       0.000
Local Year:         0.575 days (13h 48m 0s)
Orbital Velocity:   16.897 km/s
Inclination:        0.000°
Local Day:          0.575 days (13h 48m 0s)
Axial Tilt:         n/a

Diameter:           20 km
Composition:        Ice
Density:            2.07 g/cm3
Mass:               8.656 x 1012 tonnes (1/billion earths)
Gravity:            0.0006 G
Escape Velocity:    0.011 km/s
Area:               1,200 km2
Surface Material:   Mostly H2O ice
Atmosphere:         None
Pressure:           None
Albedo:             0.50
Temperature:        ???° C

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