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Methone (moon)

Methone /mɛˈθoʊniː/ is a small, egg-shaped natural satellite of Saturn that orbits out past Saturn's main ring system, between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus. It was discovered in 2004, though it was not until 2012 that it was imaged in detail by the Cassini spacecraft.

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Adjectives
Methonean /mɛθəˈniːən/
Albedo
0.42±0.05: 7 0.57±0.05 (geometric): 1010
Axial tilt
assumed zero
Designation
Saturn XXXII
Dimensions
3.88 × 2.58 × 2.42 km (±0.04 × 0.08 × 0.04 km): 2
Discovered by
Cassini Imaging Team

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Methone (moon)

Nodes38
Edges37
Triples24
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.052632
Components1

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Adjectives · 1
Methone (moon) → Methonean /mɛθəˈniːən/
Albedo · 1
Methone (moon) → 0.42±0.05: 7 0.57±0.05 (geometric): 1010
Axial tilt · 1
Methone (moon) → assumed zero
Designation · 1
Methone (moon) → Saturn XXXII
Dimensions · 1
Methone (moon) → 3.88 × 2.58 × 2.42 km (±0.04 × 0.08 × 0.04 km): 2
Discovered by · 1
Methone (moon) → Cassini Imaging Team
Discovery date · 1
Methone (moon) → June 1, 2004
Eccentricity · 1
Methone (moon) → 0.0000
Escape velocity · 1
Methone (moon) → 0.0005 km/s at longest axis to 0.0007 km/s at poles
Inclination · 1
Methone (moon) → 0.0131° (to Laplace plane)

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methone cassini saturn doi saturn's icarus 10 bibcode retrieved imaging methone's satellites small 2004 iau may science system discovered issn

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Methone (moon)AdjectivesMethonean /mɛθəˈniːən/1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Albedo0.42±0.05: 7 0.57±0.05 (geometric): 10101.00infobox
Methone (moon)Axial tiltassumed zero1.00infobox
Methone (moon)DesignationSaturn XXXII1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Dimensions3.88 × 2.58 × 2.42 km (±0.04 × 0.08 × 0.04 km): 21.00infobox
Methone (moon)Discovered byCassini Imaging Team1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Discovery dateJune 1, 20041.00infobox
Methone (moon)Eccentricity0.00001.00infobox
Methone (moon)Escape velocity0.0005 km/s at longest axis to 0.0007 km/s at poles1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Inclination0.0131° (to Laplace plane)1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Mass(3.92±1.00)×1012 kg: 31.00infobox
Methone (moon)Mean density0.307±0.030 g/cm3: 31.00infobox
Methone (moon)Mean diameter2.90±0.06 km: 21.00infobox
Methone (moon)Named afterΜεθώνη Methōnē1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Orbital period (sidereal)1.009575 d1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Pronunciation/mɛˈθoʊniː/1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Satellite ofSaturn1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Semi-major axis194230 km1.00infobox
Methone (moon)Surface gravity0.008–0.013 mm/s2: 31.00infobox
Methone (moon)Synodic rotation periodsynchronous: 41.00infobox
Methone (moon)Volume12.8 km3[a]1.00infobox

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