Description
Overview:
Atlas is a satellite which orbits the planet Saturn. Atlas maintains a mean distance from Saturn of 137,640 km. It takes this moon 0.6 days to revolve around Saturn.
Details:
Atlas is a relatively small moon for our solar system with a diameter of 37(X 34.4 X 27) km. Atlas has an eccentricity of ~0 and an inclination of ~0 degrees.
Discovery:
This satellite was discovered by R. Terrile in the year 1980.