Prometheus

Prometheus is one of the small inner moons of Saturn. It is elongated with some ridges and valleys.

Facts About Prometheus:

  • 4th moon from Saturn.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Saturn)
Names:  Prometheus, Saturn XVI

Discovered:  1980  by Collins, Voyager 1
Naming:  Named after the Greek Titan Prometheus.
Diameter:  86.2 km
Mass:  159500000000000000 kg
Axial Tilt:  0.0000 °
Eccentricity:  0.00220000
Albedo:  0.6000
Volume:  340000 km3
Density:  0.4800 g/cm3
Escape Velocity:  0.0190 km/s
Adjective:  Promethean, Promethian
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