Methone

Methone is a small moon of the planet Saturn.

Methone photographed by the Cassini space probe in May 2021.

Facts About Methone:

Methone is the 10th moon from Saturn. It lies between the orbits of Mimas and Enceladus.
It is part of the Alkyonides group of moons.

Classification: Moon (orbiting Saturn)

Names: Methone, Saturn XXXII, S/2004 S1

Discovered:  2004 by Cassini Imaging Team
Naming:  Named after one of the Alkyonides - seven daughters of the Giant Alkyoneus in Greek Mythology.
Diameter:  2.9 km
Semi-major axis:  194,440 km
Orbital Period:  1.009573975 Earth days
Eccentricity:  0.00010000
Density:  0.3100 g/cm³
Adjective:  Methonean

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