Concept information
Preferred term
Pan
Definition
- Pan is the innermost of the moons of Saturn. It was discovered on 16 July 1990 by Mark Showalter from old Voyager 2 data and is also known as Saturn XVIII. Walnut-shaped Pan lies within the Encke division (325 km, or 200 mi wide) of Saturn's A-ring and is a shepherd moon responsible for keeping the Encke division open. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/P/Pan.html)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- Saturn XVIII
In other languages
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French
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Saturne XVIII
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-VJ1C8VDX-9
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