#shepherd_moon

Shepherd moon

Satellite associated with a planetary ring

A shepherd moon is a small natural satellite that clears a gap in planetary ring material or keeps particles within a ring contained. The name is a result of their limiting the "herd" of the ring particles as a shepherd.

Mon 29th

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