Dione
A Saturn moon with bright ice cliffs and possible subsurface ocean.
About
Dione is a moon of Saturn with bright ice cliffs and a wispy terrain of ice fractures on its trailing hemisphere. Evidence suggests it may have a subsurface ocean.
Properties
Notable Facts
Dione has bright ice cliffs on its trailing hemisphere
It may have a subsurface ocean about 100 km below its surface
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5,149.5 km
Diameter
15.9 d
Orbit
1655
Discovered
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504.2 km
Diameter
1.4 d
Orbit
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396.4 km
Diameter
0.9 d
Orbit
1789
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Diameter
1.9 d
Orbit
1684
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