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Name
- Rhea
- Also known as Saturn V
Discovery date
- December 23, 1672
Discoverers
- Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Orbiting
Characteristics
- Mass ~ 3.9×10-4 Earth mass[1]
- Radius = 764.3 ± 2.2 km[1]
- Density = 1.233 3 ± 0.011 g/cm3[1]
- Semi-major axis = 527,108 km[1]
- Eccentricity = 0.0012583[1]
- Orbital period = 4.518 212 Earth days[1]
- Rotation period = 4.518 212 d (synchronous)[1]
- Atmosphere = Tenous gas mix[1]
- Surface temperature = 53–99 K[1]
About the moon
- Is one of the largest natural satellites in the Solar System.[1]
- Second largest satellite of Saturn.[1]
- only moon that is orbiting on the rings of saturn.
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