The moons of Saturn

In honour of the Cassini probe, the diagram above shows (to scale) the larger moons of Saturn (those over 100 km in diameter). The moons are shown in order of distance from Saturn, with Janus and Epimetheus being the closest. Titan comes between Rhea and Hyperion.

Janus, Epimetheus, Mimas, Rhea, and Phoebe are shown in black-and-white. Enceladus, Tethys, and Dione are shown in enhanced colour (combining infrared, visible, and ultraviolet). Titan is shown in infrared, which penetrates the atmospheric haze. Hyperion is in true colour, and Iapetus in false colour. Click on the image to zoom.


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