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Atlas (moon)

Atlas, as imaged by Voyager 1,
on November 12, 1980. (NASA)

Atlas is a moon of Saturn, named after Atlas (Titan).

Atlas was discovered by R. Terrile[?] in 1980 from Voyager photos. It seems to be a shepherd satellite of the A ring.

Orbital radius: 137,670 km
Diameter: 30 km (40 x 20)
Mass: Unknown
Orbital period: 0.6019 days
Orbital inclination: 0°

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