Atlas

Summary

Atlas is a moon of Saturn^[1]. Atlas has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Atlas is credited with the discovery of Richard J. Terrile^[3].
• Atlas is credited with the discovery of Voyager 1^[4].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as moon of Saturn^[5].
• Atlas's instance of is recorded as regular moon^[6].
• Atlas is named after Atlas^[7].
• Atlas's Commons category is recorded as Atlas (moon)^[8].
• Atlas's parent astronomical body is recorded as Saturn^[9].
• Atlas's provisional designation is recorded as S/1980 S 28^[10].
• Atlas's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 1, 1980^[11].
• Atlas's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.0012'}^[12].
• Atlas's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q2655272', 'amount': '+7'}^[13].
• Atlas's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+137700'}^[14].
• Atlas's albedo is recorded as {'amount': '+0.4'}^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include moon of Saturn^[5] and regular moon^[6].

Origins

Atlas is named after Atlas^[7].

Why It Matters

Atlas has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Atlas is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]