Which Saturn satellite does it pass closer to Saturn's rings and at what distance?












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I was using Stellarium to watch Saturn from its moon Pan and I saw the rings were very close to this moon. Now Saturn's rings extend for a large distance so several moons see them from close. I was wondering, is it know which Saturn moon passes closer to Saturn's rings and at what distance?






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    I was using Stellarium to watch Saturn from its moon Pan and I saw the rings were very close to this moon. Now Saturn's rings extend for a large distance so several moons see them from close. I was wondering, is it know which Saturn moon passes closer to Saturn's rings and at what distance?






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      I was using Stellarium to watch Saturn from its moon Pan and I saw the rings were very close to this moon. Now Saturn's rings extend for a large distance so several moons see them from close. I was wondering, is it know which Saturn moon passes closer to Saturn's rings and at what distance?






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      I was using Stellarium to watch Saturn from its moon Pan and I saw the rings were very close to this moon. Now Saturn's rings extend for a large distance so several moons see them from close. I was wondering, is it know which Saturn moon passes closer to Saturn's rings and at what distance?






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          Pan, Daphnis, and various other moonlets, I would argue, are inside the rings.



          If you explicitly discount the Encke gap (which Pan orbits in) and the Keeler gap (which Daphnis orbits in) as being part of the ring system, Daphnis would be your answer, as it is a ~8 km object in a 42 km gap. (for comparison, Pan is a ~35 km object in a 325 km gap)



          Really, your answer depends on what you want to consider a moon. There are many objects small enough to be classed as moonlets (several hundred metres across) embedded in the rings, and presumably countless more of smaller size.






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            Does Pan and Daphnis go at the same speed than the ring objects?
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            Pan and Daphnis go at similar (but not exactly the same) speeds as the ring material at the edges of their respective gaps. All the material in Saturn's rings is orbiting around Saturn, which means the orbital velocity changes with how far out from Saturn the material is. The rings don't move at the same speed around saturn.
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          Pan, Daphnis, and various other moonlets, I would argue, are inside the rings.



          If you explicitly discount the Encke gap (which Pan orbits in) and the Keeler gap (which Daphnis orbits in) as being part of the ring system, Daphnis would be your answer, as it is a ~8 km object in a 42 km gap. (for comparison, Pan is a ~35 km object in a 325 km gap)



          Really, your answer depends on what you want to consider a moon. There are many objects small enough to be classed as moonlets (several hundred metres across) embedded in the rings, and presumably countless more of smaller size.






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            Does Pan and Daphnis go at the same speed than the ring objects?
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            Pan and Daphnis go at similar (but not exactly the same) speeds as the ring material at the edges of their respective gaps. All the material in Saturn's rings is orbiting around Saturn, which means the orbital velocity changes with how far out from Saturn the material is. The rings don't move at the same speed around saturn.
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          Pan, Daphnis, and various other moonlets, I would argue, are inside the rings.



          If you explicitly discount the Encke gap (which Pan orbits in) and the Keeler gap (which Daphnis orbits in) as being part of the ring system, Daphnis would be your answer, as it is a ~8 km object in a 42 km gap. (for comparison, Pan is a ~35 km object in a 325 km gap)



          Really, your answer depends on what you want to consider a moon. There are many objects small enough to be classed as moonlets (several hundred metres across) embedded in the rings, and presumably countless more of smaller size.






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            Does Pan and Daphnis go at the same speed than the ring objects?
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            – Pablo
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            Pan and Daphnis go at similar (but not exactly the same) speeds as the ring material at the edges of their respective gaps. All the material in Saturn's rings is orbiting around Saturn, which means the orbital velocity changes with how far out from Saturn the material is. The rings don't move at the same speed around saturn.
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          Pan, Daphnis, and various other moonlets, I would argue, are inside the rings.



          If you explicitly discount the Encke gap (which Pan orbits in) and the Keeler gap (which Daphnis orbits in) as being part of the ring system, Daphnis would be your answer, as it is a ~8 km object in a 42 km gap. (for comparison, Pan is a ~35 km object in a 325 km gap)



          Really, your answer depends on what you want to consider a moon. There are many objects small enough to be classed as moonlets (several hundred metres across) embedded in the rings, and presumably countless more of smaller size.






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          Pan, Daphnis, and various other moonlets, I would argue, are inside the rings.



          If you explicitly discount the Encke gap (which Pan orbits in) and the Keeler gap (which Daphnis orbits in) as being part of the ring system, Daphnis would be your answer, as it is a ~8 km object in a 42 km gap. (for comparison, Pan is a ~35 km object in a 325 km gap)



          Really, your answer depends on what you want to consider a moon. There are many objects small enough to be classed as moonlets (several hundred metres across) embedded in the rings, and presumably countless more of smaller size.







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            Does Pan and Daphnis go at the same speed than the ring objects?
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            – Pablo
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          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Pan and Daphnis go at similar (but not exactly the same) speeds as the ring material at the edges of their respective gaps. All the material in Saturn's rings is orbiting around Saturn, which means the orbital velocity changes with how far out from Saturn the material is. The rings don't move at the same speed around saturn.
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          • $begingroup$
            Does Pan and Daphnis go at the same speed than the ring objects?
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            – Pablo
            2 hours ago






          • 1




            $begingroup$
            Pan and Daphnis go at similar (but not exactly the same) speeds as the ring material at the edges of their respective gaps. All the material in Saturn's rings is orbiting around Saturn, which means the orbital velocity changes with how far out from Saturn the material is. The rings don't move at the same speed around saturn.
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          Does Pan and Daphnis go at the same speed than the ring objects?
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          $begingroup$
          Does Pan and Daphnis go at the same speed than the ring objects?
          $endgroup$
          – Pablo
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          Pan and Daphnis go at similar (but not exactly the same) speeds as the ring material at the edges of their respective gaps. All the material in Saturn's rings is orbiting around Saturn, which means the orbital velocity changes with how far out from Saturn the material is. The rings don't move at the same speed around saturn.
          $endgroup$
          – Ingolifs
          2 hours ago




          $begingroup$
          Pan and Daphnis go at similar (but not exactly the same) speeds as the ring material at the edges of their respective gaps. All the material in Saturn's rings is orbiting around Saturn, which means the orbital velocity changes with how far out from Saturn the material is. The rings don't move at the same speed around saturn.
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