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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 explained",
How it Works
, no. 42, Imagine Publishing, p. 68, 2012-12-27
- ↑
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.3
Cox, Brian; Cohen, Andrew (2010).
Wonders of the Solar System
. HarperCollins. p. 94-95.
ISBN
9780007386901
.