Hyperion is the eighth-largest moon of Saturn, distinguished by its highly irregular shape, chaotic rotation, low density and unusual sponge-like appearance. It was the first non-rounded moon ever discovered.
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Hyperion (moon), lead section
the eighth-largest moon of Saturn
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It is distinguished by its highly irregular shape, chaotic rotation, low density, and unusual sponge-like appearance.
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In Group: Moons of Saturn, Lead sentence
Hyperion is the eighth-largest moon of Saturn.
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Wikimedia FoundationHyperion (moon), infobox (Discovered)
16 September 1848
Orbits: Saturn, Hyperion (moon), orbit section (edges wave 2)
Hyperion orbits Saturn at a distance of 1.48 million kilometers, between Titan and Iapetus.
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