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Comparison of Saturn's Icy Moons, and the Earth's Moon - Windows to the Universe
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A Comparison of Saturn's Icy Moons, and the Earth's Moon

This is an image of the Earth's moon, shown in the lower left, with the icy moons of Saturn.

The moons in order, starting from the top left are: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus.


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Enceladus

Saturn has // Call the moon count function defined in the document head print_moon_count('saturn'); moons. Enceladus is one of them. Enceladus is the sixth biggest moon of Saturn. The diameter of Enceladus...more

Tethys

Tethys was discovered by G. Cassini in 1684. Tethys is the 8th closest moon to Saturn. Tethys is one of the icy moons. It is about as wide as the length of the Oregon coast. Tethys is has a surface, with...more

Dione

Dione was discovered by G. Cassini in 1684. Dione is the 7th farthest moon from Saturn. It is a small icy moon, lightly cratered, with white streaks across the surface. Dione is about as wide as the Oregon...more

Rhea

Rhea was discovered by G. Cassini in 1672. Rhea is the 5th farthest moon from Saturn. Rhea is one of the icy moons. Rhea is about as wide as the state of California is long. Rhea is has many craters and...more

A Comparison of Saturn's Icy Moons, and the Earth's Moon

This is an image of the Earth's moon, shown in the lower left, with the icy moons of Saturn. The moons in order, starting from the top left are: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus. ...more

The Surface of Dione

The surface of Dione does not have many craters, which means that the surface has changed in the past. Instead of many craters, it has wispy white streaks like the ones on Rhea, which go for many kilometers...more

The Surface of Enceladus

The surface of Enceladus does not have many craters. Instead it has grooves similar to those found on Ganymede. These grooves extend for many kilometers over the surface. The presence of grooves indicates...more

Helene

Helene was discovered on February 29, 1980, by French scientists. Although Helene is very far away, they were able to see this small moon by using a powerful telescope and fancy camera. A few months later,...more

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