Astronomy Answers: From the Astronomical Dictionary

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From the Astronomical Dictionary


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Rhea

A moon of 1529 km diameter at about 527,070 km from the planet Saturn. The gravity at its surface is about 0.0269 times as strong as on Earth. The moon goes once around its planet in about 4.5 days. The moon was discovered in 1672. Also called SV (Saturn five).