Atlas

Atlas — moon orbiting Saturn, explore its interactive 3D model in Cosmoscope.

Explore Atlas in a live 3D Solar System. Follow its calculated motion and inspect real astronomical data, distances and orbital facts.

A flying saucer in orbit: ring dust settling onto Atlas’s equator built the smooth disc that makes it one of the strangest shapes in the solar system.

Radius

15.1 km

Orbit

138k km from Saturn

Period

0.60 days

Orbits

Just outside the A ring

Shape

A smooth flying saucer

Explore Atlas in 3D

Cosmoscope places Atlas in the Solar System using astronomical ephemeris or orbital elements, updated for the simulation time. Explore its calculated motion, distance and orbital facts in the interactive 3D view. Accuracy depends on the orbital model and its valid time range.