Astronomical specifications:
Discovery | 1672 by Cassini |
Orbital characteristics: |
Distance from Saturn | 527,108 km |
Eccentricity | 0.001 |
Orbital periode about Saturn | 4.518 days |
Orbital speed | 8.48 km/s |
Inclination to Saturn equator | 0.345 deg |
Rings | Yes? |
Physical characteristics: |
Radius | 764.3 km |
Surface area | 7,337,000 km² |
Volume | 1.9 x 109 km³ |
Mass | 2.306 x 1021 kg |
Density | 1.23 g/cm³ |
Equatorial gravity | 0.264 m/s² |
Escape velocity | 0.635 km/s |
Rotation period | 4.518 days |
Axial tilt | 0 deg |
Surface temperature | 76 K |
Atmospheric composition | - |
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The images in this mosaic were taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera during a close flyby on Nov. 26, 2005
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