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    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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    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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    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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    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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    equilibrium – confirmed not to be in equilibrium – uncertain evidence Methone, Pallene, and, with less certainty, Aegaeon are in hydrostatic equilibrium...
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    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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  • The timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their natural satellites charts the progress of the discovery of new bodies over history. Each object...
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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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  • Inner moon (redirect from Inner satellite)
    moon or inner natural satellite is a natural satellite following a prograde, low-inclination orbit inwards of the large satellites of the parent planet...
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