#Saturn moon atlas movie

There is also a realtime mode that will update to the current time. When you turn the device to landscape mode a wider view is shown with the moons in their approximate positions for the time selected.ĭate, time and location can be changed. The six other planemo ( ellipsoidal) moons constitute roughly 4 of the mass, and the remaining 76 small moons, together with the rings, comprise only 0.04. You can swipe left and right on the phase view to go backwards and forwards a day. Saturn's satellite system is very lopsided: one moon, Titan, comprises more than 96 of the mass in orbit around the planet. The phase view shows the current view of Saturn itself including the tilt of the rings. These moons are Dione, Enceladus, Iapetus, Mimas, Rhea, Tethys and Titan. Over 440 named features across seven moons are included. The moon's globe can be shown with north or south at the top or inverted to suit different telescope views. The phase can be switched off to show the whole globe more clearly. This animation shows how Saturn's moons Pan and Atlas grew by sweeping up particles from Saturn's rings. The image is pretty, but there's also a scientific reason to watch the planet's.

#Saturn moon atlas movie

Cassini's narrow angle camera captured a sequence of 112 images in visible light, which were used to create this movie of Atlas and other moons racing around. Peeking between the rings of Saturn is the tiny saucer-shaped moon Atlas, as viewed from the Cassini spacecraft. The feature database is searchable and can move the globe to a searched feature. + Click for animation (7 MB) The Cassini spacecraft has sighted the tiny moon Atlas, which is seen here for the first time since Voyager 1 flew past Saturn in 1980. You can switch to a 'Globe' mode that allows you to spin the moon around to see the whole globe. Saturn Atlas displays the approximate phase, axial tilt and central meridian of the selected moon from your chosen location and time, and renders these on the globe. Atlas is one of the innermost moons of Saturn. You can double tap on the labels to get more information about a particular feature. Atlas, as imaged by Cassini on June 12, 2007, from over the moons south pole. As you zoom in more labels appear as finer detail comes into view. Use pinch and finger gestures to manipulate a 3D globe of one of seven of Saturn's moons.