Prometheus size and scale context

Prometheus is a porous, elongated inner moon of Saturn that shepherds the inner edge of the planet's narrow F ring. Cassini images show its gravity drawing streamers from the ring and leaving kinks and dark channels in the material behind it. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

EpimetheusCo-orbital inner moon·130 km
PrometheusShepherd moon·137 km
PuckSmall inner moon·162 km

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