Post on 11-Aug-2021
Atlas Helene Methone
Five Fabulous Flybys (Best ever!) Object Date Closestapproach(km)
Pandora 18Dec2016
20,000;closestbyalmostafactorof3
Daphnis 16Jan2017 17,600;closestbyoveranorderofmagnitude
Epimetheus 30Jan2017 5900;closestbyfactorof6
Pan 7March2017
25,350;closestbyafactorof2
Atlas 12April2017
13,170;Closestbyfactorof2
Atlas Helene Methone
Pandora(Fringshepherd)
Daphnis(inKeelergap)
Pandora(Fringshepherd)
Epimetheus(Aringshepherd)
Daphnis(inKeelergap)
Pandora(Fringshepherd)
Epimetheus(Aringshepherd)
Daphnis(inKeelergap)
Pandora(Fringshepherd)
Epimetheus(Aringshepherd)
Daphnis(inKeelergap)
Pandora(Fringshepherd)
REV253:Pandora(firstviewsofnorthernhemisphere)REV257:Best-everviewofDaphnisREV259:LastviewofEpimetheusREV264:Best-everimagesofPanREV269:LastandbestviewsofAtlas
Some of Cassini’s best views of these moons prior to the fabulous 5…
Dec.6,2015
Prometheus:86kmwide;37,000kmawayEpimetheus:86km;35,000km
Atlas:30km;32,000km
PrometheusandPandora
Daphnisapproachingequinox
Pandora,Nov2005
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#1 Pandora 18 Dec 2016
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#2 Daphnis 16 January 2017
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#3 Epimetheus 30 January 2017 129.8 × 114 × 106.2 km diam
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#3 Epimetheus 30 January 2017
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#4 Pan 7 March 2017
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#5 Atlas 12 April 2017
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