Dione (moon)

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Dione (moon)
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Dione is the fourth largest moon of Saturn.[1] It has a diameter of 1,123 km (698 miles).[2] It was discovered in 1684 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini.[2] It is named after the titan Dione in Greek mythology. The moon has many craters and ice cliffs.[2] It is tidally locked with Saturn, meaning the same face of Dione always faces Saturn.[2]

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Dione in front of Saturn's rings.

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