Dione (moon)
Dione is the fourth largest moon of Saturn.[1] It has a diameter of 1,123 km (698 miles).[2] It was discovered in 1684 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini.[2] It is named after the titan Dione in Greek mythology. The moon has many craters and ice cliffs.[2] It is tidally locked with Saturn, meaning the same face of Dione always faces Saturn.[2]
Dione (moon) Media
Animation of Helene's orbit relative to Saturn and Dione Polydeuces · Helene · Dione · Saturn
Dione in approximate true color
Wispy terrain on Dione's trailing hemisphere. The Eurotas (top) and Palatine Chasmata run from upper right to lower left; the Padua Chasmata are near vertical at right, and the Carthage Fossae horizontal at left. The crater Cassandra and its ray system are at lower right.
Dione's surface in detail (Saturn moon)
Four Saturn's moons: Titan, in the background; Dione, above the rings; Pandora, beyond the rings on the right of the image; and Pan in the Encke Gap of the A ring on the left of the image.
