Rhea . ... Rhea is an icy body with a density of 1.33 gm/cm 3 . The low density indicates that it is composed of a rocky core taking up less than one-third of the moon's mass, with the rest composed of water-ice. ... Rhea is heavily cratered with bright...
Janus . Saturn X - 1980S1 . ... Janus has an irregular shape with a size of 196x192x150 kilometers (122x119x93 miles) in diameter. ... Janus and Epimetheus share the same orbit of 151,472 kilometers (94,125 miles) from Saturn's center or 91,000...
Epimetheus . ... Epimetheus [ep-eh-MEE-thee-us] is the fifth satellite of Saturn. ... The above image shows the shadow of Saturn's F Ring crossing its surface. ... Janus and Epimetheus may have formed from a disruption of a single parent to form co...
Phoebe . Saturn IX . Phoebe [FEE-bee] is the last of the known satellites of Saturn, at a distance of 12.952 million kilometers (8 million miles). Phoebe orbits Saturn in a retrograde direction (opposite to the direction of the other satellites' orbits)...
... L ike most of Saturn'smoons, Hyperion's low density indicates that it is composed ... B ut unlike most of Saturn'smoons, Hyperion has a low albedo (.2 - .3) indicating ...
Helene . Saturn XII - 1980S6 . Helene was discovered by P. Laques and J. Lecacheus in 1980 through ground based observations. Helene is called a Dione Trojan satellite because it shares the same orbit as Dione at about 60 degrees ahead of its larger...
Telesto & Calypso . Telesto [tah-LESS-toh] and Calypso [ka-LIP-so] are called the Tethys Trojans because they circle Saturn in the same orbit as Tethys , about 60 degrees ahead of and behind that body. Telesto is the leading Trojan and Calypso is the...
Tethys . Saturn III . ... Tethys's icy surface is heavily cratered and contains cracks caused by faults in the ice. ... Tethys' surface temperature is -187њ C (-305њ F). Tethys Statistics . ... Mean density (gm/cm^3) . ... Mean distance from Saturn (km)...
... with water ice like Saturn's other moons, it displays an abnormally smooth surface ... Saturn'smoon Iapetus is equally enigmatic. ... it will use to scrutinize the clouds, atmosphere, and surface of Saturn'smoon Titan ...
... Animations of Saturn . Views of Saturn . Rings of Saturn . Saturn'sMoon Summary . References . Satellites of Saturn . ... Two of Saturn's icy moons are visible as tiny starlike objects in or near the ring plane. ...