The two moons in this gif are Atlas, just outside Saturn’s A Ring, and Pan, shepherd moon of the Encke Gap.  Also visible are the irregularities in the F Ring and the Keeler Gap, and some ringlets in the Encke Gap.  Photographed by Cassini, 7 January 2008.

The two moons in this gif are Atlas, just outside Saturn’s A Ring, and Pan, shepherd moon of the Encke Gap.  Also visible are the irregularities in the F Ring and the Keeler Gap, and some ringlets in the Encke Gap.  Photographed by Cassini, 7 January 2008.

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