Moon phases and lunar diet

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Moons of the planet Saturn

Moons of the planet Saturn

Situation of moons and satellites of Saturn in their orbits around the planet

Saturn has over 60 moons known so far and many more smaller units composing the rings. 34 of Saturn's moons are smaller than 10 km in diameter, while other 13 were less than 50 km in diameter. For 3 celestial bodies suggest that they are satellites of the gas giant, but suspected that they are simply large formations of dust in the rings of the planet

Mimas

Mimas

Mimas is composed mainly of ice and some rock. Due to the proximity of Saturn Mimas is subjected to large tidal forces that shape it in the ellipsoid. Mimas is the smallest known celestial body in our solar system, which has a rounded shape because of their gravity. Diameter of 397 km, mass 3.84 × 1019, an average orbital radius of 185 404 km and orbital period of 22 hours 37 minutes and 5 seconds.

Enceladus

Enceladus

Enceladus is the sixth largest moon of Saturn. The satellite is covered with water and ice reflects nearly 100% of the sunlight reaching its lunar surface. Enceladus is in a 1:2 orbital resonance with Dione and is known with volcanic activity and geysers around its south pole. Diameter of 499 km, mass 8.6 × 1019, an average orbital radius of 237 948 km and orbital period of 32 hours 53 minutes and 7 seconds.

Tethys

Tethys

Tethys is made up almost entirely of water ice. On the surface of the satellite observed craters, cracks and faults in the ice. Diameter of 1060 km, mass 6.2 × 1020, an average orbital radius of 294 km and 619 orbital period of 45 hours 18 minutes and 26 seconds.

Dione

Dione

Dione is composed of water ice, but is third in density among the satellites of Saturn, suggesting that its inside hiding dense materials and silicate rocks. Diameter of 1120 km, mass of 1.096 × 1021, an average orbital radius of 377 396 km and orbital period of 65 hours 41 minutes and 05 seconds.

Rhea

Rhea

Rhea is formed by 75% water ice and 25% rock masses. According to discovery at 2008 Rhea is the only known moon with rings around it. According to NASA around the moon there are three rings of debris and dust with high density. Diameter of 1528 km, mass 2.3166 × 1021, an average orbital radius of 527 108 km and orbital period of 4 days 12 hours and 25 minutes.

Titan

Titan

Titan is the largest satellite of Saturn and the only one in the solar system with a dense atmosphere. Moon ranks among the most massive objects in the solar system after the Sun, eight planets and a moon of Jupiter - Ganymede In Titan are concentrated around 90% of the mass of matter around Saturn and its rings. Diameter of 5150 km, mass of 1.345 × 1023, an average orbital radius of 1 221 930 km and an orbital period of 15 days 22 hours and 41 minutes.

Iapetus

Iapetus

Iapetus is the third largest moon of Saturn. Moon is characterized by unusually high equatorial ridge and over 7 ° inclination and large remoteness of the orbit. Diameter of 1436 km, mass 1.9739 × 1021, an average orbital radius of 3 560 820 km and orbital period of 79 days 7 hours and 55 minutes.

Orbits of moons of Saturn

Orbits of Saturn's moons around the gas giant. Outermost have average orbital radius to 60 times greater than that of Earth's moon.