Saturn's Moons - Astronomy Games For Kids - KidsAstronomy.com Try Miamiopia, Our New Free Educational Virtual World The Moons of Saturn Of all the planets, Saturn reigns supreme, well at least in the moon department. That is because Saturn has more moons than any other planet, 62 currently, and counting. Of these 62 moons, 53 are classified officially as moons, 9 are provisional (unofficial) moons. We'll talk about a few of the moons below. Although most of Saturn's moons are small, a few such as Titan are very large. Many of Saturn's moons orbit around the edge of the planet's rings. They help to keep the rings in place, just as a shepherd keeps sheep in place. For this reason we call these moons Shepherd Moons. Pan Pan is the closest known moon to Saturn's surface. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter in 1990, by looking at pictures sent back from Voyager. Because Pan is very small and so far away, there is not much we know about it. This moon was named after the god of woods, fields and flocks, having a human body and head, and goat legs, horns and ears.

Atlas Atlas is the second of Saturn's moons. Discovered in 1980 by R. Terrile, it orbits Saturn just to the side of the A Ring. This makes Atlas a shepherd moon. Atlas was also known by the name Hercules in mythology. Prometheus Prometheus, which was discovered by S. Collins and others in 1980, is the inner shepherd satellite of Saturn's F ring. Prometheus was named after a man who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind in Greek mythology. It is the third closest moon to the surface of Saturn. Pandora The outer shepherd moon of the F Ring is named Pandora. This small moon was discovered in 1980 by S. Collins. The name Pandora comes from Greek mythology. She was the first woman sent to Earth by Jupiter as a punishment for Prometheus' theft of fire. According to the story, Jupiter sent her to Earth with a box of all the problems and sicknesses of life. She opened the box out of curiosity, releasing all these ills on humankind. Epimetheus Epimetheus is the fifth moon from Saturn's surface.

It was discovered by Richard Walker first in 1966, and then again in 1977 by Stephen Larson and John Fountain. These three officially share the discovery. In 1966 Epimetheus was confused with Janus, another of Saturn's moons. Epimetheus and Janus are very interesting moons. They actually trade places with each other every 4 years. In Greek mythology Epimetheus was the husband of Pandora. Janus Janus was discovered by the French astronomer Audouin Dollfus in 1966. The name Janus comes from the Greek god of gates and doors. Janus is also the root of the name January. Mimas Mimas reveals a striking resemblance to the Death Star in the popular film Star Wars. It is for that reason nick named by astronomers "The Death Star." The large crater, which you can see, is named Herschel. It is so big compared to the size of Mimas, that whatever hit the moon probably just about tore it apart. Notice how round Mimas is. This is because it is big enough that its gravity can pull the material into a globe. Many of Saturn's moons are too small to be pulled into a globe shape.

Mimas was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. This moon was named after one of the Titans slain by Hercules. Enceladus The eighth moon orbiting Saturn is Enceladus. In Greek mythology Enceladus was a Titan who was defeated in battle and buried under Mount Etna by Athena. Discovered in 1789 by William Herschel, Enceladus is the brightest object besides the Sun in the Solar System. Of course, on Earth we cannot see it at all without a telescope. This is because it is small and far away. The smooth surface of Enceladus tells scientists that it has recently been active. Scientists do not know for sure whether it is water, volcanic or other material that has erupted in the last 100 million years giving this moon such a smooth face. Tethys Tethys is like a giant ice cube in the sky. It is almost pure water ice. At one time long ago it was liquid. It would have been a giant ocean with no land and no seabed. Or like a giant blob of water floating in the sky.

In Greek mythology Tethys was a Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus. This moon was discovered by Cassini in 1684. Telesto The tenth world orbiting Saturn is named Telesto. Telesto was discovered in 1980 by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain. Telesto is one of the smallest moons in the Solar System. In Greek mythology Telesto was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys. Calypso Discovered by Pascu, Seidelmann, Baum and Currie in 1980, Calypso was named for a sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island for seven years. Like Telesto, Calypso is one of the smallest moons in the Solar System. Dione The twelfth moon from Saturn is named Dione. This world was discovered in 1684 by Cassini. Dione is the densest, or heaviest of Saturn's moons. Dione was the mother of Venus in Greek Mythology. Helene Helene is the thirteenth of Saturn's moons. It was discovered by Lecacheux and Laques in 1980.

Not much is known about this moon, although the Cassini Spacecraft recently flew close to Helene and took a great picture of its surface. Helene was an Amazon who fought with Achilles in Greek Mythology. Rhea Rhea is the second largest of Saturn's Moons. In Greek Mythology Rhea was the wife of Saturn and the mother of Neptune, Jupiter and Pluto. This world was discovered in 1672 by Cassini. Titan Discovered by Huygens in 1655, Titan is the largest moon orbiting Saturn, and the second largest moon in the Solar System. It is bigger in diameter than both the planets Mercury and Pluto and also larger than Earth's moon. It contains an atmosphere far thicker than even that of the Earth. Unfortunately scientists don't know very much about this world because they have not yet been able to penetrate its thick clouds to photograph its surface. Hyperion Saturn's Sixteenth moon was discovered by Bond and Lassell in 1848. Hyperion is the largest object in the Solar System that is not ball shaped. Its size and shape tells scientists that it probably used to be part of a larger rounder moon which somehow broke apart.

In Greek mythology Hyperion was the son of Earth and Uranus. Iapetus Iapetus, which was discovered by Cassini in 1671, is another world made up almost entirely of water ice. Most of Saturn's moons orbit the planet on the same plane, the plane of the planet's equator. This ice cube does not, however, follow the same path that Saturn's other moons follow. Instead, it orbits Saturn from top to bottom. In Greek mythology Iapetus was the son of Uranus. He was also an ancestor to the Human Race. Phoebe Phoebe is 4 times more distant from Saturn than Iapetus, its nearest neighbor. This small world was discovered by Pickering in 1898. Phoebe is much darker than most of the other moons of Saturn, and like Iapetus, it orbits Saturn nearly top to bottom instead of around its equator Both of these facts lead scientists to believe that phoebe is probably a captured asteroid or comet. In Greek mythology Phoebe is the daughter of Uranus and Earth. New Moons The following moons have only recently been discovered.

There is still only very little information about these worlds: S/2007 S2, S/2007 S3, S/2009 S1, Surtur, Aegaeon, Anthe, Tarqeq, Jarnsaxa, Greip, Skoll, Loge, Kari, Hati, Hyrrokkin, Fenrir, Farbauti, Bestla, and several others. Pan (Greek mythology) - Memidex dictionary/thesaurus Wikipedia: Pan (god) the god of the wild, shepherds and flocks, nature of mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music, and companion of the nymphs. His name originates within the Ancient Greek language, from the word paein, meaning "to pasture." He has the hindquarters, legs,... Saturn's Small Moons orbit : 133,583 km from Saturn diameter : 20 km mass : ? Pan was the god of woods, fields, and flocks, having a human torso and head with a goat's legs, horns, and ears. Discovered by Mark R.

Showalter in 1990 from Voyager photos taken in 1981; reconfirmed by images from Cassini in 2005. Pan is within the Encke Division in Saturn's A ring. Small moons near the rings produce wave patterns in the rings. Prior to the discovery of Pan, an analysis of the patterns in the edge of Saturn's A ring predicted the size and location of a small moon. Pan was discovered by reexamining the 10 year old Voyager photos at the predicted spot. It is possible that there are more moons within Saturn's rings yet to be discovered. More about Pan Atlas is the second of Saturn's known satellites: orbit : 137,670 km from Saturn diameter : 30 km (40 x 20) mass : ? Atlas was a Titan condemned by Zeus to support the heavens upon his shoulders; son of Iapetus and the nymph Clymene; brother of Prometheus and Epimetheus. Discovered by R. Terrile in 1980 from Voyager photos. Atlas seems to be a shepherd satellite of the A ring. More about Atlas Open Issues What role do these moons play with respect to the rings ?

We know next to nothing about these moons. Even the basic mass and size data are not very accurate. Are Pan and Atlas similar to Prometheus in bulk properties? Roman Deities The religion of the Romans had undergone several evolutionary changes throughout the history of Rome. One of the greatness of Rome was their ability to change, adapt or absorb foreign ideas, customs and practices. The early Romans see their deities performing certain functions. They were deities with specialised functions. The god would perform his task if his name were invoked. These gods were seen as objects that perform a task, such as a door. Or the god was a force of nature, that cause sky to the rain, involve in change of season, etc. Unlike other religions, the early Roman deities had no myths. The early Romans did not feel the needs to humanise their deities with human action or personality. They did not feel the needs to have the gods and goddesses married to one another, or have offspring. Such concepts were not accepted in the early part of Roman history. Most of the early Roman deities had agricultural and pastoral natures, especially deities of fertility.

All the common deities we know of today were formerly gods of the field, agriculture, and fertility, such as Mars, Venus and Saturn. It wasn't until the Romans came into the contact with the Etruscans in Etruria (Tuscany) and the Greeks living in the Campania, that the early Roman deities underwent changes. They were particularly influenced by the tales in the Greek myths. The Roman deities became increasing humans, where they can suffer from lust, anger and sorrow. The earliest Roman deities were either invented by themselves, or their origin comes from Latin or Sabine pantheon. The Roman had also adopted many Etruscan deities into their pantheon. The three most powerful and important gods were the triad of Jupiter, Mars and Quirinus. During the period of the Etruscan kings, a great temple was built on the Capitoline Hill, honouring a triad of Jupiter, Juno and Minerva. Vesta and Janus were also important early deities, enjoying worship at first in the private shrine in each Roman house, later to a more formalised State religion. There was no Roman equivalent to the Greek Apollo .

Apollo was a direct import from Greece, and enjoyed popular status in Rome. The Roman name for the Olympians, the twelve great gods of Olympus, was Dii or Di. By the time of the 1st century BC, it was difficult to identify the original nature of the Roman deities. They adopted attributes of the Greek deities and incorporated Greek myths into their own myths. The Romans had adopted many non-Greek deities into their pantheon. Among the notable deities were the Phrygian Cybele , the Egyptian goddess Isis, the Celtic horse goddess Epona , and the Persian god Mithras. (See Gallic Deities and British Deities about Romano-Celtic deities in Celtic myths.) Besides adopting deities of other foreign cultures, Roman writers had assign Roman names to various Celtic gods in Gaul (France) and Britain. The popular Roman names used in this context were Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Pluto, Apollo, Minerva and Herccules. (See Gallic Deities and British Deities about Romano-Celtic deities in Celtic myths.) Please note that I will not write articles on all the Roman gods that have Greek equivalents, unless there are notable differences between the Greeks and Romans.

If the information of the Roman deity was completely the same as Greek one, then it would be best to provide link to the Greek equivalent. See Greek Equivalents . The Romans were renowned for adopting other idea from other cultures. Foreign kingdoms had influenced the Roman way of thinking, particularly the Etruscan and Greek cultures. The Romans had adopted the Greek philosophy, art and literature. Myths were no exception. The Roman had modelled their gods from the Greeks. The following lists were made as quick reference for those who wished to compare the Roman and Greek names of gods and goddesses. This is by no mean a very exhaustive list of Roman deities and their Greek equivalents. Some deities, like Apollo was a completely Greek import. There was no Roman equivalent of Apollo, but the Roman writers had adopted Apollo as their very own. Most of the Titans had no Roman names, with the exception of Cronus and Rhea. Where there were no Roman names for the gods, the Greek names had been used and left unchanged. Notice that I have links on some of Greek deities listed below. If the information and myths were the same in both Greek and Roman deities then it would be best to search for the article in Greek gods.

Roman Castor & Polydeuces For those people interested in Etruscan deities , see the new page. The Roman religion wasn't just confine to the pantheon of the Roman/Latin, Greek and Etruscan. Other foreign gods were adopted and worshipped by the Romans come from various provinces within the empire. These included the Celtic deities in Gaul and Britain , such as the horse goddess Epona; the Phrygian mother goddess Cybele ; the Egyptian fetility and death goddess Isis; and the Persian or Indian god of light Mithra (Mithras). And let's not forget that some of the Romans had adopted Judiaism and Christianity. Though, most of Romans who became Christians, between the 1st and 3rd century AD, had to secretly go to mass, because they feared persecution. It wasn't until the reign of the Emperor Constantine (early 4th century AD) that Christianity became an acceptable religion. List Of Planet And Mission Names: Part 1 - Off Topic - Warframe Forums List Of Planet And Mission Names: Part 1 Archived This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

List Of Planet And Mission Names: Part 1 July 21, 2014 I wrote this one up a while back, and just never got round to properly uploading it. I realize theres some missing mission names, I'll get round to it. If not TL:DR you will see some empty entries, just can't find info without searching forever. Otherwise I'll expand on shorter ones as need be. Any info is appreciated, people tend to know more about specific things. or Hermes: Craters and minor deities. Roman God Mercury Terminus – Terminus is the god who protects boundary markers, his name being the latin word for said markers. Sacrifices were performed to sanctify each boudnary stone, and landowners held a festival called the "Terminalia" on February 23. Livestock and offerings of crops, honeycombs and wine were placed by landowners with intersecting boundary markers followed by a feast and hymns. Caloris – 1550km crater. “Calor” is latin for heat. Elion – Hebrew Elijah?(uplifting?) The Lord is Mygodo? Elion – “Most high”. Gertrude Belle?

1988 nobel prize winner (leukemia/gout) Phoenician deity? Melchizedek priest. Lares – In Ovids Fasti, Mercury is tasked to escort the numph Laranda to the underworld. He falls in love andshe bears him 2 children, or “Lares”, invisible household gods. Tolstoj – An ancient, 95km crater named after Leo ?Tolstoj, a Russian writer(War and peace, Anna Karenina) Apollodorus – Radiating troughs crater.(The Spider) Apollodorus of Damascus is credited as the architect of the pantheon in Rome. Venus Venus, or the Greek goddess Aphrodite, is Cytherean - Aphrodite/Venus was born from the sea foam aty an island called Cythera. Old timey scientists suggested “Cytherean” in lieu of the correct, but tasteless ”Venerean”. Venusian being etymologically messy as well. Kiliken – Kiliken/Kileghen, is part of a Maasal(Kenya/N Tanzania)myth about an orphan boy. Kileken being the morning star and Leken the evening star.

Was also thought to be 2 different celestial bodies. Unda – Latin for “wave”, referring to the seafoam origins of Venus/Aphrodite. Also a genus of Amoebozoa, which looks kinda foamy, or spit. E. Gate – Earth gate? Venera – Russian probes developed by the soviet union(1961-1984 Space program Venera) Venera being Russian for Venus. Venera probes were the first man-made devices to enter the atmosphere of another planet. IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. Ishtar – Babylonian Goddess of love, fertility, war and sexuality. Vespen – Literal translation of Hesperus, the name of Venus(as a star) in the evenings, half brother of Phosphorus(Eosphoras) or roman Lucifer(“Light bringer”) ie morning star. Linea – Latin for “line”. In planetary geology it refers to long(dark or bright) lines on a planet or moons surface(stretch marks pun?) Tessera – Latin “Tessella” ie small square. From greek word akjfdbaldjf ie tesserae or “four”. Roman mosaics depicting Venus?

Fossa – In planetary geology it refers to a long, narrow depression(trough) on a planet or moon. Latin for “ditch” or “trench”. In anatomy it can be considered the same(a depression on a bone, a shallow depression on the lateral wall of the pelvis, where the ovary lies) DE likes these jokes it seems. Roman God of war. Greek Ares Tharsis – Thars Montes is 3 large shield volcanoes. Tharsis derives fro mthe Greco-latin transliteration of biblical Tarshish, the most western known land. Hellas. Hellas planitia is a plain located within the huge impact basin Hellas. The largest visible impact crater in the solar system( 2nd or 3rd largest physically) Hellas in Greek means “Greece”. Arcadia- A telescopic, albedo feature on mars. Named after a mountainous region in Greece, in turn the home of the God Pan. Alator – A celtic interpretation, “Mars Alato” the “Huntsman” or “Cherisher” expand Arval – The Arval brothers were a priesthood devoted to sacrifices for ther Lares and gods for good harvests to mars.

The called upon to drive off “Rust” both wheat fungus and red oxide, a double meaning, they described Mars as “savage” Ferus. Ara – The “The Ara Martis” was the earliest altar known dedicated to Mars. “Ara” being roman for altar. Oh my. Vallis – Latin word for valley or….? Olympus – Olympus Mons is the second highest known mountain in the solar system(22km) and the highest on a planet. Mount Olympus is also the home of the Greek pantheon. Silvanus – God of the woods and fields, a possible offshoot of Mars. Females may not worship him. Augustus – Augustus was a honorific to Gods or Goddesses, including Mars, which marks the affiliation of a deity with imperial cult(The “increaser”, the “venerable”) War – War is hell. Phobos Greek God of fear. Twin brother to Deimos(Terror), son of Aphrodite and Ares. Phobos is the larger of Mar' 2 moons. Both were discovered in 1877 by Asaph Hall. Predicted to collide with Mars in 50 million years or break up.

Roche – Crater, “Edward Roche” Astronomer. Skyresh – Character in Gullivers travels. Stickney – Angeline Stickney Hall, wife of Asaph Hall. Stickney being her maiden name, a crater on Phobos named after her. The largest on Phobos it is 9.5km large. Drunlo - Character in Gullivers travels. Limtoc – A smaller crater within Stickney, Character in Gullivers travels. Hall – Asaph Hall, discovered Phobos and Deimos in 1877. Reidresal - Character in Gullivers travels. Clustril - Character in Gullivers travels. Kepler – The only named ridge on Phobos, Kepler Dorsam, after astronomer Johannes Kepler. Monolith – A large boulder(85m across) near Strickney. The area is a proposed landing spot for an unmanned mission by a Canadian space agency(Phobos Reconnaissance and International Mars Exploration) or PRIME (heh).

July 21, 2014 Ceres A dwarf planet(950km and largest in the belt) lying within the asteroid belt, named after the Roman Goddess of agriculture. Pallas – One of the largest asteroids(and slightly larger than Vesta) also known as Pallas Athena. Greek Goddess of Wisdom, courage, law, just war etc. Having taken the name “Pallas” after accidently killing her. Expand Bode – John Elert Bode, astronomer who suggested there might be another planet between Mars and Jupiter based on the Titius-Bode Law. Nuovo – Latin for feminine “new” Ludi – Latin plural, “games”, singular(game, sport, play) were games held for the public people of Rome. Ludi Ceriules were a 7 day festival dedicated to Ceres in April. Albedo – Albedo is the reflection coefficient, from the latin word Albedo(“Whiteness”) It is the diffuse reflectivity or reflecting power of a surface.(Albino?) Vedic – Or Vedas, compromises of ancient texts from india. It includes some of the oldest hindu scriptures. Soma is a Vedic ritual drink, said to grant immortality.

Varro – Marcus Verentius Varro, an ancient Roman writer an scholar, wrote a few works regarding her(Ceres?) theology grouping and comments on wedding rituals. Thon – Husband of Polydamna, Egyptians. She slipped Helen, wife of Merelaus, nepenthe, a drug that “has the power of robbing the grief and anger, banishing painful memories.” Olla- is the pot in which exta(see boss planet) was stewed. The mallet god Sucellus is known to carry one. Lex – The latin word for “law, statute”, an adjective which is usually named for the sponsoring legislation. The noun lex is considered feminine, grammatical gender. Kiste – Chest. Ceres bears a torch, sometimes two, and rides a chariot drawn by snakes, or she sits on the sacred kiste that conceals the onjects of her mystery rites. Ker – Ker is the proto-indo-european root, meaning “to grow”, from which Ceres may be derived, possibly words such as “create”, “cereal” etc. Draco – The constellation Draco, to which Ceres north pole points towards.

Cinxia – Cinxia functions within the belt(Cingylum) that the bride wears to symbolize her husband is “belted and bound”. Asteroid belt reference? Cerium – Cerium is a chemical element which the symbol Ce and atomic number 58. Soft, silver, ductile metal which easily oxidizes in the air. Named after the planet. Casta – Casta, or Castus/Castitas, is an adjective meaning morally pure or guiltless, and could refer to offerings without pollutants. Ceres prefers her offerings casta. Egeria – An asteroid, named by Urbain Le Verrier, after Egeria of Aricia, a nymph, Italy, the wife of Numa Pompilius, second king of Rome(See Saturn) Hapke – Asteroid belt discovered by Bowell E. Possibly named after Brace Hapke, set of parameters(Hapke parameters) used to determine the albedo. Gefion – Or Gefjon, a Norse Goddess associated with ploughing and a grouping of asteroids. The were previously part of the Ceres family and Minerva family.

Exta – The “divine entrails” of a sacrificed animal, compromised of the gallbladder, liver, heart and lungs. Jupiter Roman King of the Gods, of sky and thunder(Zeus) in Roman mythology he negotiates with Numa to establish principles such as sacrifice. Thebe – Fourth of Jupiters moons, discovered by Stephen P. Synnott, named after a mythological nymph(@(*()$ which one?) Amalthea – Discovered by Edward Emerson Barnard, the third moon and named after the most frequently mentioned foster mother of Zeus. “Tender Goddess”. Io – The innermost of the Galilean moons, 4th largest in the solar system. Discovered by Galileo Galilei. Io was a priestess of Hera(wife of Zeus) who was seduced by Zeus, turned into a cow(heifer) by Hera, who sent a 100 eyed guard Argus Panoptes to watch her, who was distracted and slain by Hermes, which let Io roam the world. Hera sent a maddening gadfly to sting her, who then wandered to Egypt where she was restored by Zeus.

Metis – The innermost moon, named after the first wife of Zeus, discovered by Synnott. Metis was of the titan generation. Callisto – Discovered by Galileo, third largest in the solar system. Callisto was a nymph, daughter of Lycaon, who was turned into a bear and set among the stars. Andrastea – Second moon, discovered by David C. Jewitt and G Edward Danielson. Greek nymph, daughter of Zeus and Ananke. Or a nymph charged by Rhea to nurture infant Zeus. The astronomers used the former, based on Rhesus. Themisto – Daughter of the river god Inachus, who became the mother of Arcas by Zeus. Discovered in 1975, lost, and rediscovered in 2000. Carpo – Discovered in 2005, daughter of Zeus. One of the Horae personifications of seasons(time) also possibly known as Damia, “The one who brings food”, ripening, harvesting. Carme – Mother of Brito Manits(by Zeus). A female Cretan spirit who assisted I nthe grain harvest of Demeter’s Cretan predecessor.

Ananke – Discovered by Seth Barnes. Nicholsan, named after the perasonification of necessity, the mother of Morai by Zeus. Considered to be the mother of Fate, mortals or gods. Elara – Discovered by Charles Dillon Perrine. A mortal princess, daughter of king Orchomenus and mother of the giant Tityos by Zeus. Ganymede – Seventh moon, largest in the solar system. Discovered by Galileo. A divine hero from Troy, described by Homer as the most beautiful of mortals. Abducted by Zeus to serve as a cupbearer. 6 July 21, 2014 Europa Sixth largest moon in the solar system and sixth closest moon of Jupiter discovered in 1616 by Galileo Galilei. A Phoenician noblewoman, also abducted by Zeus who transformed himself into a white bull to hide among her father's herds. When Europa and helpers arrived, she saw the bull and eventually climbed on its back, enamored. Zeus ran to the sea, swimming with her on his back to the island of Crete where he revealed himself, making her the first Queen of Crete. The continent Europe has taken her name.

The daughter of the Phoenician King of Tyre, Agenor Abaddon - In Revelation 9:11, Abaddon is described as "The Destroyer" the angel of the abyss and as the king of a plague of locusts resembling horses with crowned human faces, women's hair, lions' teeth, wings, iron breast-plates, and a tail with a scorpion's stinger that torments for five months anyone who does not have the seal of God on their foreheads. Eligor - Eligos (also Abigor or Eligor) is a Great Duke of Hell, ruling 60 legions of demons. He discovers hidden things and knows the future of wars and how soldiers should meet. He also attracts the favor of lords, knights and other important persons. Orias - Orias (also spelled Oriax) is a Great Marquis of Hell, and has thirty legions of demons under his command.

He knows and teaches the virtues of the stars and the mansions of the planets (the influence of each planet depending on the astrological sign in which it is in a specific moment and the influence of that sign on an individual depending on how the zodiac was configured at the moment of his/her birth or at the moment of asking a question to the astrologist); he also gives dignities, prelacies, and the favour of friends and foes, and can metamorphose a man into any shape. Baal - According to le Grand Grimoire, Bael is the head of the infernal powers. He is also the first demon listed in Wierus' Pseudomonarchia daemonum. According to Wierus, Bael is first king of Hell with estates in the east. He has three heads: a toad, a man, and a cat. He also speaks in a raucous, but well formed voice, and commands 66 legions. Bael teaches the art of invisibility, and may be the equivalent of Baal, one of the Seven princes of Hell.

Armaros - Armârôs was the eleventh on a list of 20 leaders of a group of 200 fallen angels called Grigori or "Watchers." in the Book of Enoch. The name means "cursed one" or "accursed one". The name 'Armaros' is likely a Greek corruption of what may be an Aramaic name; Armoni is possibly the original. Michael Knibb, Professor of Old Testament Studies at King's College London, lists the meaning of his name as being "the one from Hermon". Marax - Morax is a Great Earl and President of Hell, having thirty-six legions of demons under his command. He teaches Astronomy and all other liberal sciences, and gives good and wise familiars that know the virtues of all herbs and precious stones. He is depicted as a big bull with the face of a man. His name seems to come from Latin 'morax', that delays, that stops. Ose - Ose is a Great President of Hell, ruling three legions of demons.

He makes men wise in all liberal sciences and gives true answers concerning divine and secret things; he also brings insanity to any person the conjurer wishes, making him/her believe that he/she is the creature or thing the magician desired, or makes that person think he is a king and wearing a crown, or a Pope. Ose is depicted as a leopard that after a while changes into a man.His name seems to derive from Latin 'os', mouth, language, or 'osor', that who abhors. Shax - Shax[4] (also spelled Chax, Shan, Shass, Shaz, and Scox) is a Great Marquis of Hell, and has power over 30 legions of demons on evil horses. He takes away the sight, hearing and understanding of any person under the conjurer's request, and steals money out of kings' houses, carrying it back to the people. He also steals horses and everything the conjurer asks. Shax can also discover hidden things if they are not kept by evil spirits, and sometimes gives good familiars, but sometimes those familiars deceive the conjurer. He should not be bothered too often.

Shax is thought to be faithful and obedient, but is a great liar and will deceive the conjurer unless obliged to enter a magic triangle drawn on the floor. He will then speak marvellously and tell the truth. He knows when lies are told and uses these to teach lessons.He is depicted as a stork that speaks with a hoarse but subtle voice; his voice changes into a beautiful one once he entered the magic triangle. Shagan - Zagan (also Zagam) is a Great King and President of Hell, commanding over thirty-three legions of demons. He makes men witty; he can also turn wine into water, water into wine, and blood into wine (according to Pseudomonarchia Daemonum blood into oil, oil into blood, and a fool into a wise man). Other of his powers is that of turning metals into coins that are made with that metal (i.e., gold into a gold coin, copper into a copper coin, etc.).Zagan is depicted as a griffin-winged bull that turns into a man after a while.

Paimon - Paimon (also Paimonia, Paymon) is one of the Kings of Hell, more obedient to Lucifer than other kings are, and has two hundred legions of demons under his rule. Paimon teaches all arts, philosophies and sciences, and secret things; he can reveal all mysteries of the Earth, wind and water, what the mind is, and where it is, and everything the conjurer wants to know, gives good familiars, dignities and confirms them, binds men to the conjurer's will.Paimon is depicted as a man with an effeminate face, wearing a precious crown, and riding a dromedary. Before him often goes a host demons with the shape of men, playing trumpets, cymbals, and any other sort of musical instruments. Beleth - Beleth also spelled Bilet, Bileth and Byleth is a mighty and terrible king of Hell, who has eighty-five legions of demons under his command. He rides a pale horse, and all kind of music is heard before him, according to most authors on demonology and the most known grimoires.

According to Pseudomonarchia Daemonum Ham, Noah's son, was the first in invoking him after the flood, and wrote a book on Mathematics with his help. Beleth gives all the love of men and women he is commanded until the conjurer is satisfied. Sorath - "If one had written correctly with Hebrew letters (right to left) and then read correctly (also from right to left), the following would have resulted: 60, Samech, 6 Waw; 600 was written by esotericists as 200 + 400: 200 Resch + 400 Taw. Hence, we get 666, which in Hebrew letters spells “Sorat.” Sorat is also the corresponding word in Greek. Sorat has meant “Demon of the Sun” since ancient times. Every star has its good spirit — its intelligence — and its evil spirit — its demon. The adversary of the good powers of the sun is called Sorat. Christ was always the Representative of the Sun, namely, the Intelligence of the Sun.

Sorat is, then, the Adversary of Christ Jesus" Valac - Valac is the mighty Great President of Hell, having thirty legions of demons under his command. Valac is said to give true answers about hidden treasures; he reveals where serpents can be seen, and delivers them harmless to the magician. He is said to appear as a small poor boy with angel wings riding on a two-headed dragon. Valefor - Valefar (or Malaphar, Malephar, Valafar, Valefor) is a Duke of Hell. He tempts people to steal and is in charge of a good relationship among thieves. Valefar is considered a good familiar by his associates "till they are caught in the trap."He commands ten legions of demons.He is represented as a lion with the head of a man, or as a lion with the head of a donkey. Lillith - In Jewish folklore, from the 8th–10th century Alphabet of Ben Sira onwards, Lilith becomes Adam's first wife, who was created at the same time (Rosh Hashanah) and from the same earth as Adam.

This contrasts with Eve, who was created from one of Adam's ribs. The legend was greatly developed during the Middle Ages, in the tradition of Aggadic midrashim, the Zohar, and Jewish mysticism. In the 13th century writings of Rabbi Isaac ben Jacob ha-Cohen, for example, Lilith left Adam after she refused to become subservient to him and then would not return to the Garden of Eden after she mated with archangel Samael. The resulting Lilith legend is still commonly used as source material in modern Western culture, literature, occultism, fantasy, and horror. Kokabiel - Kokabiel also spelled Kôkabîêl, Kôkhabîêl, Kakabel, Kochbiel, Kokbiel, Kabaiel, or Kochab, considered the 'angel of the stars,' is a fallen angel, the fourth mentioned of the 20 Watcher leaders of the 200 fallen angels in the Book of Enoch.His name is generally translated as "star of God,"which is fitting since it has been said that Kokabiel taught astrology to his associates.

According to The Book of The Angel Raziel, Kokabiel is a holy angel; in other apocryphal lore, however, he is generally considered to be fallen. Kokabiel is said to command an army of 365,000 spirits. Gamygyn - In demonology Gamigin (also Gamygin, Gamigm or Samigina) is a Great Marquis of Hell who rules over thirty legions of demons. He teaches all liberal sciences and gives an account of the souls of those who died in sin and who drowned in the sea, speaking with a rough voice. He also answers what is asked about, and stays with the conjurer until he or she is satisfied.Gamigin is depicted as a little horse or a donkey which changes form into a man under the conjurer's request. Cholistan - ? Larzac - ? Naamah - Naamah appears in the Zohar as one of the mates of the archangel Samael. She, along with Lilith, causes epilepsy in children. According to Zohar she is a succubus and fallen angel, and is generally regarded as an aspect or relation of Lilith.

After Cain killed Abel, Adam separated from Eve for 130 years. During this time, two female spirits, Lilith and Naamah would visit Adam and bear his children, who became the Plagues of Mankind. Also according to Zohar, Naamah corrupted Aza and Azael. Saturn Saturns moons, the roman god of agriculture and the father of Zeus/Jupiter. The king of the first pantheon and titans. Greek Cronus. Saturday derives from his name. Cassini – Spacecraft studying Saturn and its moons in an ongoing mission since 1997. Cassini-Huygens spacecraft. Phoebe – Discovered by William Henry Pickering, Cassinis first encounter. “Radiant, bright, prophetic”. Phoebe, an original titan, daughter of Uranus and Gaia, and grandmother to Artemis, Apollo and Asteria. Numa – Numa Pompilius. Second king of Rome who spread worship of the God Saturn. Keeler – A main belt asteroid discovered by A.R. Klemola. Named after James Edward Keeler, an astronomer who also discovered 2 asteroids. Aegaeon –The “Sea goat”.

Discovered by Curolyn Porco. Named after one of the three Hekatonkheires, or “hundred handed ones”. Children of Gaia and Uranus. When Uranus saw how ugly they were at birth he pushed them back up Gaia, causing her great pain and setting in motion the overthrow of Uranus by Cronus, who later imprisoned them in Tartarus. Guarded by the dragon Campe until Zeus rescued them to help in the fight against Cronus and the Titans. After the war they became the guards of Tartarus. Rhea – Daughter of Gaia and Uranus, mother of Poseidon, Hades, Demeter, Hestia, Hera and Zeus. The Titaness deity known as “the mother of gods”. The second moon largest moon of Saturn, discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Tethys- Moon of Saturn discovered by Cassini. Named after a Titaness, daughter of Gaia and Uranus and was considered a sea goddess, mother of the Nile, Alpheus, Meander and about 3000 daughters called the Oceanids. Diome – Discovered by Cassini.

Dione is a titaness and daughter of Gaia and either Uranus or Aether. Otherwise Oceanus and Tethys, thus, an oceanid. Enceladus – Discovered by D. William Herschel. In Greek mythos, Enceladus was one of the gigantes, the enormous children of Gaia, fertilized by the blood of castrated Uranus. Disabled by a spear from Athena, he was buried under Sicily, underneath mount Edina. Epimetheus – Discovered by Larson, Fountain and Richard Walker(initial first.) A moon of Saturn. Epimetheus, or “hindsight”, and his brother Prometheus, “foresight”. They were a pair of Titans who “acted as representatives of mankind”. Epimetheus was entrusted to giving all the animals a positive trait, but when it came to humans, lacking foresight, he found there was nothing left. He was also the one to accept Pandora from the gods. Iapetus - Discovered by Cassini. Third largest satellite of Saturn, 11th in the solar system and largest not to be in hydrostatic equilibrium.

Iapetus, or Jupetus, was a Titan, son of Gaia and Uranus and (by an Oceanid named Asia or Clymene)father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus and Menoetius. Brother of Cronus. Known as “The piercer” and mentioned by scholars as the god of mortality. Hyperion - Discovered by William Bond, George Bard, William Lassle. It was the first non-round moon to be discovered. Named after Hyperion, the Titan God of watchfulness and observation, brother to Cronus. Hyperion fathered Helios(Sun), Selene(Moon) and Eos(dawn). Janus – Discovered by Audioin Dollfus. Named after the two-faced Roman god of beginnigs and transitions, doors, passages, past and future, war and peace etc. In times of peace the doors of his temple was closed and in times of war flung open. Janus temple doors were rarely closed. Mimas – Disocvered by William Herschel. The smallest know astronomical body that is rounded due to self gravitation.

Mimas was one of the gigantes, sons of Gaia who had serpents for legs and was born fully armored. Slain by Hephaestus or by Ares and Zeus. Methone – A small, egg shaped astrological body orbiting Saturn discovered by Cassini. Methone was one of the 7 daughters of Alcyoneus, known as Alkyonides. After their father was slain by Heracles they threw themselves into the sea, where they were transformed into kingfishers(Halcyons) by Amphirite, sea goddess and wife of Poseidon. Anthe – Discovered by Cassini imaging team. A small natural satellite of Saturn between Mimas and Enceladus. Also one of the Alkyonides. Pallene- Discovered by Cassini Imaging Team. A very small natural satellite of Saturn between Mimas and Enceladus. Again, one of the Alkyonides. Calypso – Discovered by Dan Pascu, P Kenneth Seidelmann, William A. Baum, Douglas G Carrie. Calypso, a nymph and daughter of Atlas.

Living on the island of Ogygia where she kept Odysseus prisoner for several(5/7) years in order to make him her immortal husband. Wanting to return to his wife, Penelope, Athena asks Zeus to order Calypso to free him. Zeus sends Hermes to deliver the message, and although angered, Calypso sents Odysseus on his way with provisions. Her name means “to cover” or “to conceal”,”to deceive”etc. Titan – Discovered by Christiaan Huygens. Saturns largest moon, second largest in the solar system and bigger than mercury, also the only moon with a substantial atmosphere. Named after the Greek Titans, the first pantheon that was overthrown by the Olympian pantheon. (Zeus etc.) Helene – Discovered by Laques and Lecacheax. Named after Helen of Troy, granddaughter of Cronus(Saturn), daughter of Zeus and Leda and considered the most beautiful woman in the world. Notable history is Troy, or expand. Telesto – Discovered by Cassini Imaging Team. Telesto, or “success”, is a sea goddess and one of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.

Hesiod describes her as “wearing a yellow peplos”. 12 Pan | Article about Pan by The Free Dictionary Pan | Article about Pan by The Free Dictionary in astronomy, one of the named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn Saturn, in astronomy, 6th planet from the sun. Astronomical and Physical Characteristics of Saturn Saturn's orbit lies between those of Jupiter and Uranus; its mean distance from the sun is c.886 million mi (1. ..... Click the link for more information. . Also known as Saturn XVIII (or S18), Pan is 12.5 mi (20 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 83,000 mi (133,583 km), and has an orbital period of 0.575 earth days. The rotational period is unknown but is assumed to be the same as the orbital period. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter at the Ames Research Center in California in 1990 while reviewing photographs taken by Voyager 1 during its flyby of Saturn in 1980.

The innermost of Saturn's confirmed moons, Pan's orbit is within the Encke Division, or Encke Gap, of Saturn's A ring, where it functions as a shepherd satellite (a moon that limits the extent of a planetary ring through gravitational forces), keeping the gap open. Pan (păn), in Greek religion and mythology, pastoral god of fertility. He was worshiped principally in Arcadia Arcadia , region of ancient Greece, in the middle of the Peloponnesus, without a seaboard, and surrounded and dissected by mountains. The Arcadians, relatively isolated from the rest of the world, lived a proverbially simple and natural life. ..... Click the link for more information. , and one legend states that he was the son of Hermes Hermes, in Greek religion and mythology, son of Zeus and Maia. His functions were many, but he was primarily the messenger of the gods, particularly of Zeus, and conductor of souls to Hades. ..... Click the link for more information. , another Arcadian god. Pan was supposed to make flocks fertile; when he did not, his image was flogged to stimulate him. He was depicted as a merry, ugly man with the horns, ears, and legs of a goat.

Occasionally ill-tempered, he loved to frighten unwary travelers (hence the word panic). All his myths deal with amorous affairs. In a famous tale he pursued the nymph Syrinx, but before she was overtaken her sister nymphs changed her into a reed. Thus Pan plays the reed panpipes, or syrinx, in memory of her. Later, when Pan was worshiped in other parts of Greece and in Rome, he became associated with the Greek Dionysus Dionysus , in Greek religion and mythology, god of fertility and wine. Legends concerning him are profuse and contradictory. However, he was one of the most important gods of the Greeks and was associated with various religious cults. He was probably in origin a Thracian deity. ..... Click the link for more information. and identified with the Roman Faunus Faunus , in Roman religion, woodland deity, protector of herds and crops. He was identified with the Greek Pan. His festival was observed on Dec. 5 with dancing and merrymaking. ..... Click the link for more information. , both gods of fertility.

Pan A small satellite of Saturn, discovered in 1990 from photographs taken by Voyager 2 in 1981. It is the closest satellite to Saturn so far known, orbiting within the Encke Division of Saturn's rings at a distance of 133 600 km from the center of the planet. It is a shepherd satellite, keeping the Encke Division open. See Table 2, backmatter. Pan (religion, spiritualism, and occult) Greek nature and fertility deity, rustic son of Hermes and Dryops' daughter, god of flocks and of shepherds and goatherds. He was said to be a native of Arcadia and was incorporated into the retinue of Dionysus. Pan is usually depicted as half man, half goat. He was the inventor of the Syrinx, or Pan-pipe, and was extremely musical, leading nymphs in dances. Pan purportedly lived on the slopes of Mount Maenalus or Mount Lycaeus. He brought about good hunting and caused goats and ewes to multiply, hence his aspect as a phallic divinity. Disguising himself as a white ram, he seduced the moon goddess Selene.

Pan in Greek mythology, the god of forests and fields, the patron of shepherds and hunters. Myths portray Pan as a merry god who roamed the mountains and forests in the company of nymphs, dancing and playing a pipe. The ancient Greeks pictured him as ugly and covered with hair, with the feet, beard, and tail of a goat. He inspired terror, hence the word “panic.” What does it mean when you dream about a pan? See Pot. [pan] (communications) To tilt or otherwise move a television or movie camera vertically and horizontally to keep it trained on a moving object or to secure a panoramic effect. (geology) A shallow, natural depression or basin containing a body of standing water. A hard, cementlike layer, crust, or horizon of soil within or just beneath the surface; may be compacted, indurated, or very high in clay content. (mining engineering) A shallow, circular, concave steel or porcelain dish in which drillers or samplers wash the drill sludge to gravity-separate the particles of heavy, dense minerals from the lighter rock powder as a quick visual means of ascertaining if the rocks traversed by the borehole contain minerals of value.

The act or process of performing the above operation. (oceanography) The Moons of Saturn The Moons of Saturn Although most of Saturn's moons are small, a few such as Titan are very large. Many of Saturn's moons orbit around the edge of the planet's rings. They help to keep the rings in place, just as a shepherd keeps sheep in place. For this reason we call these moons Shepherd Moons. Pan Pan is the closest known moon to Saturn's surface. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter in 1990, by looking at pictures sent back from Voyager. Because Pan is very small, and so far away, there is not much we know about it. This moon was named after the god of woods, fields, and flocks, having a human body and head, and a goat's legs, horns, and ears. Atlas Atlas is the second of Saturn's moons. Discovered in 1980 by R. Terrile, it orbits Saturn just to the side of the A Ring. This makes Atlas a shepherd moon. Atlas was also known by the name Hercules in mythology. Prometheus Prometheus, which was discovered by S.

Collins and others in 1980, is the inner shepherd satellite of Saturn's F ring. Prometheus was named after a man who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humankind in Greek mythology. It is the third closest moon to the surface of Saturn. Pandora The outer shepherd moon of the F Ring is named Pandora. This small moon was discovered in 1980 by Collins. The name Pandora comes from Greek mythology. She was the first woman, sent to Earth by Jupiter as a punishment for Prometheus' theft of fire. According to the story, Jupiter sent her to Earth with a box of all the problems and sicknesses of life. She opened the box out of curiosity, releasing all these ills on humankind. Epimetheus Epimetheus is the fifth moon from Saturn's Surface. It was discovered by Walker, Fountain and Larson first in 1966, and then again in 1977. In 1966 it was confused with Janus, another of Saturn's moons. Epimetheus and Janus are very interesting moons. They actually trade places with each other every 4 years. In Greek mythology Epimetheus was the husband of Pandora.

Janus Janus was discovered by the French astronomer Audouin Dollfus in 1966. The name Janus comes from the Greek god of gates and doors. Janus is also the root of the name January. Mimas Mimas reveals a striking resemblance to the popular film Star Wars Death Star. It is for that reason nick named by astronomers "The Death Star" .The large crater which you can see is named Herschel. It is so big compared to the size of Mimas, that what ever hit the moon probably just about tore it apart. Mimas is very round because it is big enough so that its gravity can pull the material into a globe. Many of Saturn's moons are too small to be pulled into a round . Mimas was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. This moon was named after one of the Titans slain by Hercules. Enceladus The eighth moon orbiting Saturn is Enceladus. In Greek mythology Enceladus was a Titan who was defeated in battle and buried under Mount Etna by Athena. Discovered in 1789 by William Herschel, Enceladus is the brightest object besides the Sun in the Solar System.

Of course on Earth we can not see it at all without a telescope. This is because it is small, and far away.The smooth Surface of Enceladus tells scientists that it has recently been active. Scientists do not know for sure whether it is water, volcanic, or other material that as erupted in the last 100 million years giving this moon such a smooth face. Tethys Tethys is like a giant ice cube in the sky. It is almost pure water Ice. At one time long ago it was liquid. It would have been a giant ocean, with no land, and no sea bed. Or like a giant blob of water floating in the sky. In Greek mythology Tethys was a Titaness and sea goddess who was both sister and wife of Oceanus.This moon was discovered by Cassini in 1684. Telesto The tenth world orbiting Saturn is named Telesto. Telesto was discovered in 1980 by Smith, Reitsema, Larson and Fountain. Telesto is one of the smallest moons in the Solar System.In Greek mythology Telesto was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys.

Calypso Discovered by Pascu, Seidelmann, Baum and Currie in 1980, Calypso was named for a sea nymph who delayed Odysseus on her island for seven years. Like Telesto, Calypso is one of the smallest moons in the Solar System. Dione The twelfth moon from Saturn is named Dione. This world was discovered in 1684 by Cassini. Dione is the densest, or heaviest of Saturn's moons. Dione was the mother of Venus in Greek Mythology. Helene Helene is the thirteenth of Saturn's moons. It was discovered by Lecacheux and Laques in 1980. Not much is known about this moon. Helene was an Amazon who fought with Achilles, in Greek Mythology. Rhea Rhea is the second largest of Saturn's Moons. In Greek Mythology Rhea was the wife of Saturn, and the mother of Neptune, Jupiter, and Pluto. This world was discovered in 1672 by Cassini.

Titan Discovered by Huygens in 1655, Titan is the largest moon orbiting Saturn, and the second largest moon in the Solar System. It is bigger in diameter than both the planets Mercury and Pluto. It contains an atmosphere far thicker than even that of the Earth. unfortunately scientists don't know very much about this world, because they have not yet been able to penetrate its thick clouds to photograph its surface. Hyperion Saturn's Sixteenth moon was discovered by Bond and Lassell in 1848. Hyperion is the largest object in the Solar System that is not ball shaped. its size and shape tells scientists that it probably used to be part of a larger rounder moon, which somehow broke apart. In mythology Hyperion was the son of Earth and Uranus. Iapetus Iapetus which was discovered by Cassini in 1671, is another world made up almost entirely of water ice. Most of Saturn's moons orbit the planet on the same plane, the plain of the planet's equator. This ice cube does not however follow the same path that Saturn's other moons follow. Instead it orbits Saturn from top to bottom. In mythology Iapetus was the son of Uranus.

He was also an ancestor to the Human Race. Phoebe Phoebe is 4 times more distant from Saturn than Iapetus its nearest neighbor. This small world was discovered by Pickering in 1898. Phoebe is much darker than most of the other moons of Saturn, and like Iapetus it orbits Saturn nearly top to bottom instead of around its equator Both of these facts lead scientists to believe that phoebe is probably a captured asteroid, or comet.In mythology Phoebe is the daughter of Uranus, and Earth. Saturn | General Knowledge | Simply Knowledge Entertainment In the clutter of the discovery of planets and their orbital characteristics been closely observed by many scientists and astronomers, there existed a planet which is sometimes visible in the sky as is the second largest planet after Jupiter. The sixth planet from the Sun, Saturn is observed as the brightest planet in the sky since the prehistoric times. Despite the fact that astrologically Saturn is associated with the principles of limitation, restrictions, boundaries, melancholy and practicality, it is the most beautiful planet seen in the night sky with its attractive rings and its ‘aurora’, that is, the curtain of lights that rise above the cloud tops and is sometimes seen at its poles.

Of all our solar system’s planets, Saturn has the most spectacular ring system and is made up of seven rings with several gaps and divisions between them. Saturn orbits the Sun at a mean distance of 1,429,400,000 km and its equatorial diameter is 119,300 km. Saturn’s mass is around 5.68 x 10^26 kg. When and how was Saturn first discovered? Saturn often appears as a brightest star in the sky. In fact, it is one of the five planets, which are visible with unaided eyes. As mentioned, people have known this planet for thousands of years; therefore, it is impossible to know who was responsible behind its discovery. However, as science progressed, the first telescopic observation was made by Galileo Galilei in 1610. Initially, he was not able to distinguish the planet’s ring because of telescopic limitations and hence assumed that Saturn was triple-bodied. So, he thought, the planet might have two large moons or ears on both sides.

Later in 1659, a more powerful telescope was used by a Dutch astronomer Chistiaan Huygens who proposed that Saturn was surrounded by a thin, flat ring. However, the division between the A and B rings were discovered by an Italian-born astronomer Jean-Dominique Cassini in 1675. Where do we locate Saturn in the solar system? With a polar diameter of 108,728 km which is about 90% of its equatorial diameter, Saturn is the fifth brightest object in the solar system. The reason behind its polar diameter being greater is due to its low density and fast rotation. Its average distance from the Sun is about 142,672,500 km, which makes it the sixth planet from it. Saturn has the second shortest day in the solar system as it turns on its axis once every 10 hours and 34 minutes. Saturn is wider at its equator, which is about 13,000 km, than between the poles. This is because the rapid spinning causes Saturn to bulge at its equator and flatten at its poles.

It is a gas giant and its average radius is about nine times than that of earth. How is the atmosphere of Saturn? Saturn is the second largest planet and is made up of hydrogen and helium. It is more than 760 times the size of Earth. Also, it is more massive than any other planet except Jupiter which is approximately 95 times the mass of earth. The magnetic field of Saturn is about 578 times more powerful than Earth. Its atmospheric composition include about 96.3% molecular hydrogen, 3.25% helium, minor amounts of methane, ammonia, hydrogen deuteride, ethane, ammonia ice aerosols, water ice aerosols and ammonia hydrosulfide aerosols. In the equatorial region, winds in the upper atmosphere reach about 1,600 feet per second. However, the yellow and gold bands that are visible in the atmosphere are due to these super-fast winds, combined with the heat rising from within the planet’s interior. What is Saturn composed of? As mentioned earlier, Saturn is big enough to hold more than 760 earths. Its core is about 10–20 times as massive as the earth.

It is a gas giant and is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium. Its internal composition has many layers. It has a hot solid inner core of iron and rocky material, which is surrounded by an outer core that is composed of ammonia, methane, and water. The next layer is highly compressed, liquid metallic hydrogen. The next is followed by a region of viscous hydrogen and helium. The elements of hydrogen and helium are becoming gaseous near the planet’s surface and are merging with its atmosphere. What are Saturn’s rings? Saturn has many rings around it. These rings are made up of particles of rock and ice. The size of all these particles vary from small grains in millimetre to a couple of meters in its range. These particles have extended thousands of miles from the planet, but the main rings are approximately thirty feet thick. All these main rings were named alphabetically as they discovered. They are known as C, B and A. Usually they are close to each other. The gap between B and A is around 4,700 km wide, which is known as Cassini Division. ‘D’ ring is the innermost ring and it is extremely faint.

In 2009, it was revealed that, billons of earths could be fit within the outermost ring. Describe Saturn’s moons? Saturn has at least 62 moons. Out of these 62 moons, 53 have been officially recognized as moons while 9 have been temporarily assigned the status of being a moon. They are: Pan: Pan has been identified as being the moon closest to Saturn's surface. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter in 1990, while analysing pictures sent back by the Voyager. We do not know much about it as it is so far. Pan was named after a god that symbolised woods, fields and flocks. It has a human body and head, horns and ears, and goat legs. Atlas: It is the second of Saturn's moons and was discovered by R. Terrile in 1980. It orbits Saturn beside A Ring. Prometheus: It was discovered in 1980 by S. Collins and a few others. It is an inner satellite of Saturn's F ring. It has been identified as being third closest to Saturn’s surface. Pandora: It was discovered in 1980 by S.

Collins. The outer moon of the F Ring is called Pandora. Epimetheus: It is the fifth closest moon from the surface of Saturn. It was discovered by Richard Walker first in 1966, and then again in 1977 by Stephen Larson and John Fountain. These three officially share the discovery. Janus: It was discovered in 1966 by the French astronomer Audouin Dollfus. It is also the origin for the name of the month January. Mimas: It was discovered by William Herschel in 1789. Mimas is associated with the Death Star in the popular film, Star Wars. That is the reason that the astronomers have given the name “The Death Star”. Enceladus: It is the eighth satellite of Saturn. It was also discovered by William Herschel in 1789. In the solar system, it is the brightest moon. Tethys: It was discovered by Cassini in 1684. It is seen as a giant ice cube in the sky. Scientists believe that it is pure water ice but they have convinced that at one point of time it was liquid.

Telesto: It was discovered by Smith in 1980. It is the tenth world orbiting Saturn. In comparison with all the other moons in solar system, it is the smallest. Calypso: In 1980, it was discovered by Seidelmann, Pascu, Currie and Baum. Dione: It was discovered by Cassini in 1684. It is the twelfth moon from Saturn. Out of all the other moons of Saturn, Dione has the maximum density. Helene: It is the thirteenth satellite of Saturn. It was discovered in 1980 by Laques and Lecacheux. Rhea: It was discovered by Cassini in 1672. Rhea is the second largest moon of Saturn. Titan: Titan is the largest satellite of Saturn and it was discovered in 1655 by Huygens. Also, in our solar system, it is the second largest moon. It has larger diameter than the planets Pluto and Mercury as well as the Earth's moon. It has thick atmosphere as compared to that of the Earth. Hyperion: It is Saturn's sixteenth moon.

It was discovered in 1848 by Bond and Lassel. It is not in the shape of a ball and yet it is the largest object in the solar system. Lapetus: It was discovered in 1671 by Cassini. It is entirely made up of ice water. Phoebe: It was discovered in 1898 by Pickering. Phoebe is four times far away than Iapetus from Saturn. Which are the recently discovered satellites? Some of the additional satellites have been discovered recently: S/2007 S3, S S/2007 S2, S/2009 S1, Urtur, Aegaeon, Anthe, Kari, Jarnsaxa, Greip, Tarqeq, Skoll, Loge, Hati, Hyrrokkin, Fenrir, Farbauti, Bestla, and couple of others. There is still only very little information available about these satellites. Add/View Comment Pan Pan See More Pan Pictures > Pan was the god of the wild, hunting and companion of the nymphs.

He was depicted as being half human, while having the legs and horns of a goat, just like a faun; his Roman counterpart was Faunus. It is unclear as to who his parents were; his father may have been Zeus , Dionysus , Hermes , or Apollo . His mother may have been a nymph called Dryope, Penelope who later became the wife of Odysseus , or Aphrodite . There were no temples attributed to Pan , but he was rather worshipped in natural settings such as caves. It was believed that he often chased nymphs in order to seduce them, but he was always turned down due to his ugly appearance. Moreover, the word 'panic' derives from the name of the goat-like deity. Pan 's angry voice was so frightening, that caused panic to anyone who was unlucky to be close enough to hear it. According to a myth, one day he came across a beautiful nymph called Syrinx . He tried to seduce her, but she managed to run away. Followed by the god, she sought refuge among her sisters, who transformed her into a reed. When the wind started blowing, a melody was produced.

Pan , not knowing which reed Syrinx was transformed into, took seven or nine of them and joined them side by side in decreasing length, thus creating his musical instrument that bore the name of the nymph. Pan Is also called Faunus, Panas. but once the pan succeeds, it’s no longer ........ | WordReference Forums but once the pan succeeds, it’s no longer ........ Holitas: Les quería preguntar por la siguiente frase: but once the pan succeeds, it’s no longer needed anymore. = pero una vez que la cazuela tiene éxito, es más necesario más. Tengo problemas con "pan", me sale cazuela y como que no tiene sentido, el contexto es el siguiente: Viñeta 1 - H: Originalmente “Ángeles Digitales” es una organización creada para vendarle los ojos a esa “LUNA”. - H: Mientras estamos mostrando las imágenes digitales, podemos aprovechar la ocasión para proseguir con nuestro plan. Viñeta 2 - H: but once the pan succeeds, it’s no longer needed anymore. - N: ¡¿Qué?! ¿Eso significa que puedo recuperar mi propia libertad?

Viñeta 3 - H: Tienes razón. En realidad, nosotros inventamos la historia que Coyote te vendió aquí. Sólo para que cooperaras en este plan. Viñeta 4 - N: ¿En serio?... Así que puedo recuperar mi libertad… De antemano mcuhas gracias

Question: Who is the Greek god of the woods, fields and flocks, and the name of the satellite of Saturn that is closest to the planet?
Answer: Pan