Sanakirja
Tekoälykääntäjä
Kuvat
2
Synonyymit
Ääntäminen
US
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|---|
| suomi | paimenkuu |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.
Taivutusmuodot
| Monikko | shepherd moons |
Luokat
A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.
Prometheus (right) and Pandora (left) both orbit near Saturn's F ring, but only Prometheus is thought to act as a shepherd.
A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.
Operation of a shepherd moon– particles are located in front or behind the Moon in its orbit, so these are either accelerated in the direction of the moon and thrown to the outside, or they are slowed on their path and pulled inwards.