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Mid-Sized Moons of the Sixth Planet
Dione and Tethys These two moons, as well as Rhea, are probably the most "typical" moons of Saturn. They are bright, covered with ice, and heavily cratered. The only remarkable features are: Patchy areas of darker tone. Scattered swaths of bright material, seemingly draped across the craters, like a thin veil of dust. Dark regions probably regions of soil concentration. Bright swaths may be frost deposit Cause of the brigter and darker areas is really not understood. Geologically, old impact craters dominate the landscape. Fractures have created a few sizable canyons They are less heated and less modified by internally generated geologic forces than larger worlds.

Mid-Sized Moons of the Sixth Planet

Dione and Tethys

These two moons, as well as Rhea, are probably the most "typical" moons of Saturn.
They are bright, covered with ice, and heavily cratered.
The only remarkable features are:
- Patchy areas of darker tone.
- Scattered swaths of bright material, seemingly draped across the craters, like a thin veil of dust.
Dark regions probably regions of soil concentration.
Bright swaths may be frost deposit
- Cause of the brigter and darker areas is really not understood.
Geologically, old impact craters dominate the landscape.
Fractures have created a few sizable canyons
They are less heated and less modified by internally generated geologic forces than larger worlds.

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	Refiner of Gold Creations
	1998 Solar System Facts Created by EMC on 6/23/1997. Updated 5/4/2005.