Tethys
An icy Saturn moon with a massive impact crater and vast canyon system.
About
Tethys is a mid-sized moon of Saturn composed almost entirely of water ice. It features the massive Odysseus crater and the Ithaca Chasma, a vast canyon stretching across much of the moon.
Properties
Notable Facts
Tethys has Ithaca Chasma, a canyon stretching 2,000 km across the moon
The Odysseus crater is 450 km wide, nearly two-fifths of the moon's diameter
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5,149.5 km
Diameter
15.9 d
Orbit
1655
Discovered
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Orbit
1789
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Diameter
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Orbit
1684
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