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Short Description Methone is a very small natural satellite of Saturn orbiting between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus. Its density can be estimated: 0.31+0.05 −0.03 g/cm3, among the lowest density values obtained or inferred for a Solar System body. This indicates that Methone is composed of icy fluff, material that might be mobile enough to explain the lack of craters. Methone (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Discovered by Cassini Imaging Team Discovery date June 1, 2004 Type Moon AddInfo Saturn XXXII Satellite of Saturn Orbit Prograde Rotation Synchronous Shape Equilibrium spheroid Apoapsis 06 194 460 km Periapsis 06 194 420 km Semi-major axis 06 194 440 km Distance from Sun 01 9.554 909 au /11 Eccentricity 0.000 1 Orbital period 1.009 573 975 day Orbital speed 02 13.97 km/s Inclination to the equator 000.007° Diameter/Size 01 2.90 ± 0.06 km Dimensions 1.94 × 1.29 × 1.21 km Mass 1012×8.992 kg Density 0.31 g/cm3 Surface gravity 0,000 23 m/s2 Escape velocity 0,833 m/s Rotation period 1.009 573 975 day Axial tilt 0° Albedo geometric 0.65 Apparent magnitude 25.0 - Comments
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