Prometheus

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Prometheus is Saturn's third closest known moon. Prometheus's orbit is about 86,000 miles from Saturn and has a diameter of 56 miles. The name Prometheus comes from a Titan who stole fire from Olympus and gave it to humans. Prometheus was discovered by S. Collins in 1980 from photos taken by Voyager. Prometheus has a mass of 2.7e17kg.

The Solar System : Saturn: Prometheus

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

last modified: January 5, 2003

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