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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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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Methone (moon) | Adjectives | Methonean /mɛθəˈniːən/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Albedo | 0.42±0.05: 7 0.57±0.05 (geometric): 1010 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Axial tilt | assumed zero | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Designation | Saturn XXXII | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Dimensions | 3.88 × 2.58 × 2.42 km (±0.04 × 0.08 × 0.04 km): 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Discovered by | Cassini Imaging Team | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Discovery date | June 1, 2004 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Eccentricity | 0.0000 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Escape velocity | 0.0005 km/s at longest axis to 0.0007 km/s at poles | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Inclination | 0.0131° (to Laplace plane) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Mass | (3.92±1.00)×1012 kg: 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Mean density | 0.307±0.030 g/cm3: 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Mean diameter | 2.90±0.06 km: 2 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Named after | Μεθώνη Methōnē | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Orbital period (sidereal) | 1.009575 d | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Pronunciation | /mɛˈθoʊniː/ | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Satellite of | Saturn | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Semi-major axis | 194230 km | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Surface gravity | 0.008–0.013 mm/s2: 3 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Synodic rotation period | synchronous: 4 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Methone (moon) | Volume | 12.8 km3[a] | 1.00 | infobox |
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