Dione, the Pale Moon
Cassini Views Dione, a Frigid Ice World. Sitting in the tranquility of space is the pale moon Dione, looking as if it's posing for a painter. The moon is set against the stunning backdrop of Saturn, adorned in gold and draped with hues of blue. During the Cassini spacecraft's only close flyby of the grayish moon, on Oct. 11, 2005, the spacecraft came within 500 kilometers (310 miles) of the surface. Like most of its counterparts in the Saturnian system, Dione shows a heavily cratered surface. [Science Blog -]
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