Image: Tethys dwarfed by Saturn
Wednesday, January 13, 2016 - 06:00
in Astronomy & Space
It is easy to forget just how large Saturn is, at around 10 times the diameter of Earth. And with a diameter of about 72,400 miles (116,500 kilometers), the planet simply dwarfs its retinue of moons. One of those satellites, Tethys (660 miles or 1,062 kilometers across), is seen here at lower right.