shepherd moon

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الإنجليزية - التركية
(Astronomi) (veya shepherd satellite) Çoban uydu
الإنجليزية - الإنجليزية
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
(Astronomi) (Also shepherd satellite) A small moon orbiting close to a planetary ring, especially of Saturn, and whose gravitational field confines the ring within a narrow band
shepherd moon
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