Dione (moon) - Wikipedia
WEBDione (/ d aɪ ˈ oʊ n i /), also designated Saturn IV, is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn. With a mean diameter of 1,123 km and a density of about 1.48 g/cm 3, Dione is composed of an icy mantle and crust overlying a silicate rocky …
Dione | Geology, Features & Saturn Orbit | Britannica
WEBJun 18, 2011 · Dione, fourth nearest of the major regular moons of Saturn. It was discovered by the Italian-born French astronomer Gian Domenico Cassini in 1684 and named for a daughter of the Titan Oceanus in Greek mythology. Dione has a diameter of 1,120 km (696 miles) and revolves around Saturn in a prograde,
Dione - NASA Science
WEBDione is a small moon of 349 miles (562 km) in mean radius orbiting Saturn every 2.7 days at a distance of 234,500 miles (377,400 km), which is roughly the same distance that our Moon orbits Earth.
Dione: Saturn's Turned-Around Moon | Space
WEBAug 24, 2018 · Dione is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn, with a diameter of 698 miles (1,123 kilometers). It is the 15th largest moon in the solar system. Dione orbits around Saturn once every 2.7...
Dione Moon – The Inner Moons of Saturn
WEBThe Dione Moon is 3rd largest of the inner moons orbiting Saturn and the 15th largest in the whole Solar System with a radius of 348.8 miles (561.4km) Dione is a very bright and reflective moon as its surface is primarily covered in water ice and this becomes reflective when sunlight makes contact.
Discovering Mysterious Features On Saturn’s moon Dione
WEBOct 25, 2018 · Saturn’s moon Dione. Visible are Dione’s wispy terrains, which scientists believe formed recently. Linear Virgae are found to the east and west of the wispy terrains. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute. Saturn’s moon Dione is …
Dione, moon of Saturn - The Solar System on Sea and Sky
WEBDione [dy-OH-nee] is the twelfth of Saturn's moons. It was named after the mother of Aphrodite and Zeus in Greek mythology (Venus and Jupiter in Roman). Dione was discovered in 1684 by Giovanni Cassini.
Dione in Full View - NASA Science
WEBOct 17, 2005 · The cratered and cracked disk of Saturn's moon Dione looms ahead in this mosaic of images taken by Cassini on Oct.11, 2005, as it neared its close encounter with the icy moon. The images used for this mosaic are clear-filter views, which reveal a great deal of surface detail.
Dione on the Edge - NASA
WEBSaturn’s moon Dione drifts before the planet’s rings, seen here almost edge on. For all their immense width, the rings are relatively paper-thin, about 30 feet (10 meters) in most places. For its part, Dione is about 698 miles (1,123 kilometers) across.
Dione – Learn Fun Facts On Saturn’s Fourth Moon - Spaceopedia
WEBDiscovered in 1684 by Giovanni Cassini, Dione is the 15th largest moon in the solar system. It is composed primarily of water-ice and is very similar to its neighbouring moons Rhea and Tethy s which also orbit close to Saturn.
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