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Definition of shepherd satellite in English: shepherd satellite(also shepherd moon) noun Astronomy A small moon orbiting close to a planetary ring, especially of Saturn, and whose gravitational field confines the ring within a narrow band. 〔天文〕牧羊犬卫星 Example sentencesExamples - For one thing, the particles in some of the rings are corralled into narrow bands by the so-called shepherd moons: teeny satellites that orbit near the rings.
- Atlas and other moons exist outside the main ring system, as do the two F ring shepherd moons, Prometheus and Pandora.
Definition of shepherd satellite in US English: shepherd satellite(also shepherd moon) noun Astronomy A small moon orbiting close to a planetary ring, especially of Saturn, and whose gravitational field confines the ring within a narrow band. 〔天文〕牧羊犬卫星 Example sentencesExamples - Atlas and other moons exist outside the main ring system, as do the two F ring shepherd moons, Prometheus and Pandora.
- For one thing, the particles in some of the rings are corralled into narrow bands by the so-called shepherd moons: teeny satellites that orbit near the rings.
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