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Saturn's moon Dione was discovered in 1684 by the Italian astronomer Giovanni Cassini. The moon was named after the titan Dione of Greek mythology. It is also known as Saturn IV.

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Is Dione a moon?

The moon Dione is a moon of the planet Saturn, named for the Greek goddess, in some mythologies the mother of Aphrodite. Dione was one of four Saturnian moons discovered by Cassini in 1684.The name is shared by the main belt asteroid 106 Dione.


Who discovered the four moons of Saturn and titan?

Huygens discovered Saturn's moon Titan; Giovanni Domenico Cassini later discovered four other moons: Iapetus, Rhea, Tethys and Dione.


What is the diameter of Dione?

Dione (Moon of Saturn) has a diameter of about 1,122km (698 mi)


Who discoverd the 4 moons of saturn?

I think you're confusing Saturn with Jupiter. Jupiter has four major moons, Saturn has seven. Saturn's moons were disovered by three people. Titan, Saturn's largest moon, was discovered by Christiaan Huygens. Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus were discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini. William Herschel discovered Mimas and Enceladus. Galileo Galilei discovered Jupiter's four major moons.


What are some of Saturn's biggest Moon's?

Titan, Phoebe, Enceladus, and Dione


What in our solar system start with d?

"Dust" "Dione" (A moon of Saturn). There are probably others!


Who discovered four moons of Saturn and when?

The four moons of saturn were discovered by different people at different times and not by any single individual. The first moon is Titan, which was discovered by Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens on March 25, 1655. The secondmoon was named Dione, which was discovered by Italian/French astrologer Giovanni Cassini in 1684. The third moon is called Prometheus, which was named after a powerful deity in Greek mythology. Stewart A. Collins discovered it sometime in October 1980. The fourth moon is named Telesto, which was named again after a Greek mythological character. On April 8, 1980, astronomers named John W. Fountain, Stephen M. Larson, Harold J. Reitsema and Bradford A. Smith discovered this moon.


What does Dione look like?

Dione is one of the moons of Saturn. It is an icy moon that has been suggested might have a liquid layer running underneath the icy crust.


What is the first moon desovered on Saturn?

the first moon discovered on Saturn is Aegaeon


What planet does dione belong to?

Dione is one of Saturn's moons.


Who discovered saturns four moons?

The planet Saturn has 62 moons. Giovanni Domenico Cassini discovered four of them. Other people who discovered some of Saturn's moons are Dione, William Herschel, and Christiaan Huygens.


What moon has a thin oxygen atmosphere?

Saturn's moon Dione has a thin oxygen atmosphere. Dione, which has large craters, is a relatively small moon, measuring 698 miles in diameter.