Epimetheus

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Epimetheus is Saturn's fifth known moon. Epimetheus's orbit is about 94,000 miles from Saturn and has a diameter of 71 miles. The name Epimetheus comes from the son of Iapetus and brother of Prometheus and Atlas. Epimetheus was discovered in 1966 by Walker. Epimetheus has a mass of 5.6e17kg.

The Solar System : Saturn: Epimetheus

created by Titan Miller,
Burlington Community High School Math Department, Burlington Community High School

last modified: January 5, 2003

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