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Saturn moon Pan guards Encke Gap in A Ring; NASA Cassini captures this stunning image!

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The US space agency NASA’s Cassini spacecraft that is orbiting the Saturn has beamed another stunning shot. We generally talk about moons like Titan. but the Cassini has shown that one cannot ignore the presence second most innermost moon of Saturn, Pan.

Although, Pan may be very small and appears like a walnut sized object orbiting within the Encke Gap in Saturn’s A Ring but it is very important for the preservation of Rings as it keeps them apart and acts as a shepherd by maintaining the Encke Gap free of ring particles.

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