Interesting Facts About Rhea's

Interesting Facts About Rhea's

Rhea is the second largest of Saturn’s moons. It was discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. In Greek mythology, Rhea was the mother of Zeus and Hera, who were two very important gods in Ancient Greece.

There are many interesting facts about Rhea that are important to know. These facts include:

- Rhea has a radius of 764 miles, which is only slightly smaller than our Moon’s radius.

- Rhea is composed primarily of water ice and rock.

- There is a huge canyon that spans for more than 1,000 miles on Rhea’s surface. It is believed that this canyon may have been caused by an impact with a meteorite billions of years ago when the Solar System was first forming.

- There are five known natural satellites orbiting Saturn - Titan, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione and Iapetus.

- The largest moon orbiting Saturn is Titan, which has a diameter of 3,200 miles.

Rhea is the second largest moon of Saturn. It is located in an inner satellite orbit of Saturn and it is a very interesting celestial body. It was discovered on January 16, 1672 by astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini. Rhea has a diameter of 1,528 kilometers (948 miles) and it is the largest moon of Saturn that does not have an atmosphere.

The surface of this moon is very much like the one on our own Moon - it has numerous craters, deep depressions and mountain ranges. This surface evidence suggests that Rhea was a victim to many collisions in the past. The largest crater on Rhea is Tirawa; it roughly measures 350 kilometers (217 miles) across and its walls are approximately 7 kilometers (4 miles) high.