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Target 2: Pan and Rings

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Chris Roumeliotis
Cassini Science Planning Team

"There are many gaps in Saturn's rings, but so far we've only found moons in two of them: Pan in the Encke Gap and Daphnis in the Keeler Gap. Some scientists believe that there must be a moon in every gap. Why haven't we found more moons in gaps?

"Good science always starts with good questions. As Scientists for A Day you'll not only need to ask the right questions, but you'll also need to piece together the answers!"



image of target 2
(Image created with iDigit)

Software used by the Cassini science planning team simulates the field of view the cameras onboard the Cassini spacecraft can capture at a specific date and time. This is a computer-generated image of Pan in the Encke Gap as seen by the Narrow Angle Camera on the Cassini spacecraft on June 10, 2008. Click on the image to see what the resulting image might look like.




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