Rhea
Rhea is a moon orbiting the gas giant planet Saturn.
Rhea photo from the Cassini space probe.
Facts About Rhea:
- Rhea is the second-largest moon of Saturn and the ninth-largest moon in the Solar System.
Classification: Moon (orbiting Saturn)
Names: Rhea, Saturn V
Discovered: 1672 by Giovanni Cassini
Naming: Named after the Greek mythological Titan Rhea.
Diameter: 1527.6 km
Mass: 2.3 kg
Orbital Period: 4.5182
Eccentricity: 0.00125830
Albedo: 0.9490
Density: 1.2360 g/cm3
Surface Area: 7337000 km2
Escape Velocity: 0.6350 km/s
Adjective: Rhean