Celestial Objects

Prometheus

Moons

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General Reference

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

APA Style

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

BibTeX

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

Prometheus is an inner moon of Saturn, discovered on 24 October 1980 in images taken by the Voyager 1 probe and provisionally designated S/1980 S 27 before being officially named, in late 1985, for the Titan Prometheus of Greek mythology; it also carries the formal designation Saturn XVI.

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