Celestial Objects

Epimetheus

Moons

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General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Epimetheus." Accessed September 2, 2026. https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/epimetheus-moon.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Epimetheus. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/epimetheus-moon

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-epimetheus,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Epimetheus},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/epimetheus-moon},
  note = {Accessed September 2, 2026}
}

Epimetheus is an inner moon of Saturn named after the Titan Epimetheus, brother of Prometheus and son of Iapetus in Greek mythology. It shares a co-orbital relationship with the neighboring moon Janus, the two bodies periodically swapping orbits as they pass close by one another rather than colliding.

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