shepherd moon

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Noun

shepherd moon (plural shepherd moons)

1. A small moon that orbits near the outer edges of a planetary ring or within gaps in the ring. The edge of the ring remains sharply defined owing to the gravity of shepherd moons.

Synonyms

• shepherd satellite

Translations

moon orbiting near the edge of a ring

• Catalan: satèl·lit pastor m
• Finnish: paimenkuu
• French: satellite berger (fr)
• German: Schäfermond (de) m