by APOD Robot » Fri Jan 08, 2016 5:06 am
Prometheus and the F Ring
Explanation: In Greek myth Prometheus was a Titan, known for bringing fire from Mount Olympus. But in modern times the name is given to is a
small moon of Saturn, orbiting just inside Saturn's F ring. In a complex interaction, the tiny
potato-shaped moon interacts with the icy ring particles creating structures
along the F ring still not fully understood. One of the highest resolution views of
Prometheus, this image of its pocked surface posing with the thin F ring in the background was taken during the Cassini spacecraft's close approach on December 6, 2015. Prometheus is about 86 kilometers (50 miles) across.
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[b] Explanation: [/b] In Greek myth Prometheus was a Titan, known for bringing fire from Mount Olympus. But in modern times the name is given to is a [url=http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/science/moons/prometheus/]small moon of Saturn[/url], orbiting just inside Saturn's F ring. In a complex interaction, the tiny [url=http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2015/03231408-cassini-f-ring-movie.html]potato-shaped moon interacts[/url] with the icy ring particles creating structures [url=http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA18337]along the F ring[/url] still not fully understood. One of the highest resolution views of [url=http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17207]Prometheus, this image[/url] of its pocked surface posing with the thin F ring in the background was taken during the Cassini spacecraft's close approach on December 6, 2015. Prometheus is about 86 kilometers (50 miles) across.
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