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Moon

Dione

An icy moon known for its bright ice cliffs ("wispy terrain").

TypeMoon
Parent bodySaturn
Radius561 km · 0.0881 R⊕
Mass1.096 × 10²¹ kg · 1.83 × 10⁻⁴ M⊕
Mean density1.48 g/cm³
Surface gravity0.232 m/s² · 0.024 × Earth
Escape velocity0.51 km/s
Rotation periodTidally locked (always shows the same face)
Orbital radius377,420 km (Saturn)
Eccentricity0.002
Orbital period2.74 days

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