We recently explored Saturn’s walnut-shaped moon, Iapetus, to include its two-toned surface features and equatorial ridge. Now we’ll explore another one of Saturn’s moons that also exhibits unique ...
Mysterious straight bright stripes have been discovered on Saturn’s moon Dione, says research by Planetary Science Institute Associate Research Scientist Alex Patthoff. The origins of these linear ...
The table below shows the Resources available on other Planets and Moons within the same System as Dione: ...
Scientists are eager to examine imagery taken of Saturn’s mysterious moon and hope to answer questions about Dione’s surface and its ice volcanos. Cassini made its fifth flyby of Saturn’s moon Dione ...
Tonight two of Saturn’s 10th-magnitude moons, Dione and Tethys, show off their relative motions as they orbit the ringed world. Look for Saturn in the south after dark, easy to spot at 1st magnitude.
Looking for a sky event this week? Check out our full Sky This Week column. June 18: The Moon and the Sickle Saturn rules the early-morning sky, shining at 1st magnitude in otherwise dim Pisces the ...
NASA’s Cassini imaging scientists processed this view of Saturn’s moon Dione, taken during a close flyby on June 16, 2015. This was Cassini’s fourth targeted flyby of Dione and had a close approach ...