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Dione

Moons

Dione () is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn. With a mean diameter of 1,123 km and a density of about 1.48 g/cm3, Dione is composed of an icy mantle and crust overlying a silicate rocky core, with rock and water ice roughly equal in mass. Its trailing hemisphere is marked by large cliffs and scarps called chasmata; the trailing hemisphere is also significantly darker compared to the leading hemisphere. The moon was discovered by Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1684 and is named after the Titaness Dione in Greek mythology.

Facts
Object Type
Moon of Saturn 1
Discovery Year
1684 1
Classification
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
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Source Wikipedia: Titan (moon)

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1. Wikipedia: Dione (moon)
  • Dione (moon), lead section
    the fourth-largest moon of Saturn
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, Dione (moon), Wikipedia summary
  • In Group: Moons of Saturn, Lead sentence
    Dione () is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn.
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  • Dione (moon), infobox (Discovered)
    30 March 1684
  • Entity description, dione catalogue classification
    Dione is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn, with a mean diameter of 1,123 kilometres.
  • Orbits: Saturn, Dione (moon), orbital resonance section (edges wave 2)
    Dione is currently in a 1:2 mean-motion orbital resonance with moon Enceladus, completing one orbit of Saturn for every two orbits completed by Enceladus.
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Wikipedia: Titan (moon)
Associated With: Enceladus, Enceladus, Wikipedia - orbit and rotation section, Dione resonance sentence
Quote, Associated With: Enceladus, Enceladus, Wikipedia - orbit and rotation section, Dione resonance sentence
Enceladus is currently in a 2:1 mean-motion orbital resonance with Dione, completing two orbits around Saturn for every one orbit completed by Dione.
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