Moon
Atlas
TypeMoon
Mass~1 × 10¹⁶ kg
Diameter30 km
Orbital Radius137,670 km
Orbital Period0.602 days
Rotation Period14.5 hours
Known Moons0
Surface Gravity~0.001 m/s²
Average Temp-180 °C
AtmosphereNone
Discovered ByRichard Terrile
Discovery Year1980
About Atlas
A flying saucer lookalike with a smooth equatorial ridge built from ring particles. Orbits just outside the A ring and shepherds its edge. Its bizarre shape was resolved by Cassini in 2017.
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