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Image caption: NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured this image of Saturn's moon Pan in March 2017. Pan is a so-called shepherd moon that orbits Saturn within the Encke gap of Saturn's rings. The striking thin brim stems from material Pan collects during its trajectory through the rings. Pan has a mean diameter of alomst 30 km.
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Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute Credit Link
Related glossary terms: Moons
Categories: Solar System

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Arabic
Image caption: الصورة لقمر كوكب زحل " بان " وقد التقطتها المركبة الفضائية كاسيني التابعة لناسا في مارس 2017.
القمر بان يسمى بقمر الراعي الذي يدور حول زحل داخل فجوة إنكي بحلقات زحل. وتبدو فى الصورة الحافة الرفيعة اللافتة للنظر حول القمر بان والتى يعتقد انها قد تكونت من المواد التي يجمعها بان خلال مساره عبر الحلقات. و يبلغ متوسط قطر القمر بان حوالى 30 كم.
Image credit: حقوق الصورة تخص معمل بحوث الفضاء - كالتك -بناسا
Related glossary terms: Moons
Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Somaya Saad
Caption reviewers: Ahmed Abulwfa

French
Image caption: La sonde Cassini de la NASA a prise cette image de Pan, un des satellites de Saturne, en mars 2017. Pan est un satellite dit "gardien" qui orbite autour de Saturne à l'intérieur de la division de Encke dans les anneaux de Saturne. L'excroissance mince située au bord provient de la matière que Pan amasse au cours de son trajet à travers les anneaux. Pan a un diamètre moyen d'environ 30 km.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
Related glossary terms: Lunes
Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Gilles Remy
Caption reviewers: Christophe Hermant

Italian
Image caption: La sonda Cassini della NASA ha catturato questa immagine della luna di Saturno Pan nel marzo 2017. Pan è una cosiddetta luna pastore che orbita attorno a Saturno all'interno della divisione di Encke degli anelli di Saturno. L'impressionante orlo sottile é formato dal materiale che Pan raccoglie durante la sua traiettoria attraverso gli anelli. Pan ha un diametro medio di circa 30 km.
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Istituto di Scienza dello Spazio
Related glossary terms: Lune
Caption translation status: Approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Giuliana Giobbi, Francesco Salvestrini
Caption reviewers: Rosa Valiante, Rodolfo Canestrari, Raffaella Ferretti

Simplified Chinese
Image caption: 美国宇航局的卡西尼号探测器于2017年3月拍摄了土卫十八的这张图像。土卫十八是所谓的“牧羊卫星”,在土星的恩克环缝内围绕土星运行。土卫十八的纤薄环边是其在穿过土星环时收集到的物质所形成的。土卫十八的平均直径约为30公里。
Image credit: 美国宇航局/JPL-加州理工学院/空间科学研究所
Related glossary terms: 卫星
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: Li Jiankang

Traditional Chinese
Image caption: 美國宇航局的卡西尼號探測器於2017年3月拍攝了土衛十八的這張圖像。土衛十八是所謂的“牧羊衛星”,在土星的恩克環縫內圍繞土星運行。土衛十八的纖薄環邊是其在穿過土星環時收集到的物質所形成的。土衛十八的平均直徑約為30公里。
Image credit: 美國宇航局/JPL-加州理工學院/空間科學研究所
Related glossary terms: 衛星
Caption translation status: Not yet approved by a reviewer
Caption translators: An automated transliteration from the simplified Chinese translation by - Li Jiankang