NASA: On its Instagram feed, NASA posted a picture of a celestial body and requested name guesses from the public. A wide ring encircling a white celestial body that appeared to be a ravioli or cabbage was visible in the image that was posted.
NASA shares Unusual picture of the Moon
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, or NASA, revealed a photo of a unique moon from its official Instagram account, demonstrating how it resembles the planet Saturn in certain ways. The moon is seen in this photograph in all of its glorious diversity.NASA has captioned this image: Ravioli, pierogi, empanada… What do you see? No wrong answers. These images, according to a New York Post report, were captured by the Cassini mission. By the way, we should point out that this moon is not our moon; rather, it is a moon by the name of Pan that orbits the planet Saturn.
All about ‘Pan’, Saturn’s Moon
The post has revealed that M.R. Showalter discovered the moon Pan in 1990 and that Voyager 2 images were used to document its discovery. With a mean radius of 8.8 miles (14.1 kilometres) and an orbital distance of 83,000 miles (134,000 kilometres) from Saturn, Pan is the innermost moon known to exist. It is located in the Encke Gap of Saturn’s A-ring. It serves as a shepherd moon and maintains the Encke Gap by orbiting Saturn every 13.8 hours. The opening in Saturn’s A ring is 200 miles (325 km) long. The number of moons orbiting Saturn is estimated to be 150, of which 145 are known to science.
What did netizens call it?
Instagram users were amazed after taking a look at this picture. A lot of people commented on the post and compared it to several foods, such as dumplings, ravioli, and cabbage.
One of the Instagram users wrote, “Ravioli can be cooked on pans, right?” Another user described it as “cabbage.”
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