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For other uses see Pan. For the moon of Jupiter formerly known by this name see Carme (moon).Pan (/ˈpæn/ PAN Greek: Πάν) is the second-innermost moon of Saturn. It is a walnut-shaped small moon about 35 kilometres across and 23 km high that orbits within the Encke Gap in Saturn’s A Ring. Pan acts as a ring shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke Gap free of ring particles.It was discovered by Mark R.

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