Click the image for a much larger version. From Cassini: Janus and Tethys demonstrate the main difference between small moons and large ones. It’s all about the moon’s shape. Moons like Tethys (660 miles or 1,062 kilometers across) are large enough that their own gravity is sufficient to overcome the material strength of the substances […]
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