Methone /mɛˈθoʊniː/ is a small, egg-shaped natural satellite of Saturn that orbits out past Saturn's ring system, between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus...
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Methone, another of Saturn's moons, is only around 3 km in diameter and visibly egg-shaped. The effect is smaller on the largest natural satellites,...
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Moons of Saturn (redirect from Satellite of Saturn)
Pan, Daphnis, Aegaeon, Methone, and Pallene were taken from Thomas et al., 2020, Table 2. Masses of other regular satellites were calculated by multiplying...
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Aegaeon (moon) (redirect from Aegaeon (satellite))
1), is a natural satellite of Saturn. It has an extremely elongated shape whose surface is thought to be similarly smooth as Methone. It orbits between...
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Rings of Saturn (redirect from Methone Ring Arc)
degrees is associated with the moon Methone. The material in the arc is believed to represent dust ejected from Methone by micrometeoroid impacts. The confinement...
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Phoebe (moon) (redirect from Phoebe (satellite))
Phoebe (/ˈfiːbi/ FEE-bee) is the most massive irregular satellite of Saturn with a mean diameter of 213 km (132 mi). It was discovered by William Henry...
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Planetary-mass moon (redirect from Satellite planet)
equilibrium – confirmed not to be in equilibrium – uncertain evidence Methone, Pallene, and, with less certainty, Aegaeon are in hydrostatic equilibrium...
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and seven dwarf planets are known to be orbited by at least 300 natural satellites, or moons. At least 19 of them are large enough to be gravitationally...
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Mimas (redirect from Mimas (satellite))
Mimas, also designated Saturn I, is the seventh-largest natural satellite of Saturn. With a mean diameter of 396.4 kilometres or 246.3 miles, Mimas is...
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Anthe (moon) (redirect from Anthe (satellite))
about 2 Earth years. The close proximity to the orbits of Pallene and Methone suggests that these moons may form a dynamical family. Material blasted...
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