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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Atlas
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2" align="center" |Metis
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:Metis-jupiteriizip.jpg|240px]]
 
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Atlas from isaturn.zip in Orbiter 2002'''
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Metis from jupiter_ii.zip in Orbiter 2002'''
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
 
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|Name||align="right"|Atlas
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|Name||align="right"|Metis
 
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|Saturn
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Jupiter]]
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|1976.606435 (1976 August 10.00 TT)
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|1976.606435
 
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|137700000 m
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|128100000 m
 
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0001
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0012
 
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0° <br> (0 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|0.019° <br> (0.000331612 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|0° <br> (0 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|146.9115353° <br> (2.56409 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|60.00014031° <br> (1.0472 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|6° <br> (0.1047 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|44.99437565° <br> (0.7853 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|72° <br> (1.2566 radian)
 
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
 
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|15520 m
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|19500 m
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|9.56×10<sup>16</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|25488 seconds (7.08 hours)
 
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|1.3×10<sup>15</sup> kg
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Atlas.cfg (isaturn.zip)
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|width="30%"|Obliqutiy||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Metis.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)
 
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'''Atlas (Saturn XV, S/1980 S 28)''' is an inner [[natural satellite|moon]] of [[Saturn]]. It was discovered by [[w:Richard Terrile|Richard Terrile]] in images taken by [[w:Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] images in 1980. Atlas is located near the inner edge of Saturn's A ring, and experiences perturbations by [[Prometheus]] and [[Pandora]].
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'''Metis (Jupiter XVI, S/1979 J 3)''' is the innermost known [[Natural satellites|moon]] of Jupiter, discovered by [[w:Stephen P. Synnott|Stephen P Synnott]] from images by [[w:Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] in 1979. It was named after [[w:Metis (mythology)|Metis]] the first wife of [[w:Zeus|Zeus]] in Greek mythology.
  
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== Atlas in Orbiter ==
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== Metis in Orbiter ==
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Atlas joined [[Orbiter]] in October 2002 with the release of isaturn.zip. It is too small to have significant gravity, so vessels landed may tend to drift off the surface.  
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Metis was first introduced to [[Orbiter]] with the release of ''jupiter_ii.zip'' in October 2002.
  
 
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=isaturn.zip&Author=&CatID=root Inner Moons of Saturn]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||15 October 2002||||
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|[https://library.avsim.net/esearch.php?DLID=&Name=&FileName=jupiter_ii.zip&Author=&CatID=root Jupiter II]||AVSIM||||Rolf Keibel||Scenery||26 October 2002||||
 
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
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[[w:Atlas (moon)|Atlas]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
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[[w:Metis (moon)|Metis]] at [[w:Wikipedia|Wikipedia]]
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
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Atlas021015.jpg|<center>Atlas from ''isaturn.zip'' in Orbiter 2002</center>
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Metis ontdekking.gif|<center>Discovery image by [[w:Voyager 1|Voyager 1]] on 4 March 1979,<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
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Atlas color PIA21449.png|<center>Atlas as seen by the [[w:Cassini-Huygens|Cassini]] spacecraft on 12 April 2017,<br>from Wikimedia Commons<center>
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Metis.jpg|<center>Metis as seen by the [[w:Galileo (spacecraft)|Galileo]] spacecraft.</center>
 
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Metis
Metis-jupiteriizip.jpg
Metis from jupiter_ii.zip in Orbiter 2002
Designation
Name Metis
Reference body Jupiter
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1976.606435
Semimajor axis (a) 128100000 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0012
Inclination (i) 0.019°
(0.000331612 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 146.9115353°
(2.56409 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 6°
(0.1047 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 72°
(1.2566 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 19500 m
Mass 9.56×1016 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 25488 seconds (7.08 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0
LAN 0
Note *Elements given are from Metis.cfg (jupiter_ii.zip)

Metis (Jupiter XVI, S/1979 J 3) is the innermost known moon of Jupiter, discovered by Stephen P Synnott from images by Voyager 1 in 1979. It was named after Metis the first wife of Zeus in Greek mythology.

Metis in Orbiter[edit]

Metis was first introduced to Orbiter with the release of jupiter_ii.zip in October 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Metis
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Jupiter II AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 26 October 2002

See also[edit]

Metis at Wikipedia

Gallery[edit]

  • Discovery image by Voyager 1 on 4 March 1979,
    from Wikimedia Commons
  • Metis as seen by the Galileo spacecraft.
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