Cassini image directed at Bleriot.
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Cassini Imaging Team |
| Discovery date | 2005 |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Eccentricity | ≈ 0.000 |
| Inclination | ≈ 0.0 |
| Satellite of | Saturn |
| Group | A ring moonlet |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 860±140 m[1] | |
| assumed synchronous | |
Bleriot (orBlériot), is the informal name for a propeller moonlet within Saturn's A Ring. It is about 860 metres (2,820 ft) across, making it the largest of these propeller moonlets. It has been tracked by the Cassini Imaging Team for the past decade.[2]
Bleriot has been subject to some scientific studies due to its large size and has helped scientists improve their understanding the interactions between objects within Saturn's rings.[3][4] The orbit of Bleriot has some anomalies such as that it sometimes is much further behind or ahead than is predicted to be.[3][5]
The name comes from French aviator Louis Blériot, who was the first person to fly across the English Channel.[2][3]
Due to its small size, Bleriot cannot be directly imaged, it can only be noticed by the "propeller-shaped" disturbances it creates around it.[1]
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