Pan (moon)

Pan is a moon of Saturn. It is the closest moon to the planet, orbiting 133,600 km above Saturn's cloud tops. It was discovered in 1990 by Mark Showalter. He discovered Pan when he was analysing the photos taken by Voyager 2.IAUC 5052: Saturn 1990 July 16 (discovery) It orbits inside the Encke gap which it has made Saturn's A Ring.

Pan was named after the Greek god Pan on 16 September 1991.IAUC 5347: Satellites of Saturn and Neptune 1991 September 16 (naming the moon) It is also known as .

Its mass is in the range .

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Category:Saturn's moons