Rhea (moon)
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Rhea is the second-largest natural satellite of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System, with a diameter of 1,528 kilometres. Rhea is the smallest body in the Solar System that is confir
Mosaic of Rhea, assembled from Cassini imagery taken on 26 November 2005
Size comparison of Earth (right), the Moon (left top), and Rhea (left down)
Surface features on Rhea well defined due to the lighting
Closeup showing two craters on Rhea's surface taken in 2013 by Cassini spacecraft
Saturn
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Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth. It has an eighth of the ave
Rhea (moon)
…km Semi-major axis 527040 km Eccentricity 0.001 Orbital period (sidereal) 4.518212 d Average orbital speed 8.48 km/s Inclination 0.35° Satellite of Saturn Physical characteristics Dimensions 1532.4 × 1525.6 × 1524.4 km Mean radius 763.5±0.5 km Surface area 7325342 km2 Mass (2.3064854±0.0000522)×1021 kg…
A global storm girdles the planet in 2011. The storm passes around the planet, such that the storm's head (bright area) passes its tail.
Saturn's north polar hexagon as imaged by the Cassini spacecraft.
Auroral lights at Saturn's north pole
An amateur telescopic view of Saturn