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Dione
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  Source credit: NASA/JPL/SSI (Cassini)

Moon of Saturn: Dione

Dione is one of the moons of the planet Saturn. Its surface is heavily cratered, has ice cliffs and a subsurface liquid ocean.

For a listing of other moons, see Moons of the Planets.

Dione Stats
      1. Mass (kg)
      2. 1.05e+21
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 560
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      2. 1.43
      1. Distance from planet (km)
      2. 377,400
      1. Rotational period (days)
      2. 2.736915
      1. Orbital period (days)
      2. 2.736915
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. 10.03
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.0022
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 0.02
      1. Albedo
      2. 0.7
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 10.4
      1. Atmosphere


    Dione Surface Map

    Dione moon surface map