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    dsafsome of the moons of Saturn, including Pandora and


    Prometheus, act as shepherd moons to confine the rings
    [132]
    and prevent them from spreading out. Pan and Atlas
    cause weak, linear density waves in Saturn's rings that
    have yielded more reliable calculations of their The
    observation and exploration of Saturn can be divided into
    three phases: (1) pre-modern observations with the naked
    eye, (2) telescopic observations from Earth beginning in
    the 17th century, and (3) visitation by space probes, in
    orbit or on flyby. In the 21st century, telescopic
    observations continue from Earth (including Earth-orbiting
    observatories like the Hubble Space Telescope) and, until
    its 2017 retirement, from the Cassini orbiter around
    Saturn.
    Pre-telescopic observation

    [134]
    Saturn has been known since prehistoric times, and in
    early recorded history it was a major character in various
    mythologies. Babylonian astronomers systematically
    [135]
    observed and recorded the movements of Saturn. In
    ancient Greek, the planet was known as Φαίνων Phainon,
    [136]
    and in Roman times it was known as the "star of
    [137]
    Saturn". In ancient Roman mythology, the planet
    Phainon was sacred to this agricultural god, from which
    [138]
    the planet takes its modern name. The Romans
    considered the god Saturnus the equivalent of the Greek
    god Cronus; in modern Greek, the planet retains the name
    [139]
    Cronus—Κρόνος: Kronos.

    The Greek scientist Ptolemy based his calculations of


    Saturn's orbit on observations he made while it was in
    [140]
    opposition. In Hindu astrology, there are nine
    astrological objects, known as Navagrahas. Saturn is
    known as "Shani" and judges everyone based on the good
    [138][140]
    and bad deeds performed in life. Ancient Chinese
    and Japanese culture designated the planet Saturn
    as the "earth star" (土星). This was based on Five
    Elements which were traditionally used to classify natural
    [141][142][143]
    elements.

    Saturn's rings require at least a 15-mm-diameter


    [150]
    telescope to resolve and thus were not known to exist
    until Christiaan Huygens saw them in 1655 and published
    about this in 1659. Galileo, with his primitive telescope in
    [151][152]
    1610, incorrectly thought of Saturn's appearing not
    [153][154]
    quite round as two moons on Saturn's sides. It was
    not until Huygens used greater telescopic magnification
    that this notion was refuted, and the rings were truly seen
    for the first time. Huygens also discovered Saturn's moon
    Titan; Giovanni Domenico Cassini later discovered four
    other

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