Phoebe is roughly spherical and has a diameter of 213±1.4 km (132 mi), approximately one-sixteenth that of the Moon. It is Saturn's ninth-largest moon, but it might be the eighth-most massive. Hyperion, another one of Saturn's moons, has a larger radius, but is less massive than Phoebe. Phoebe rotates … Visa mer Phoebe is the most massive irregular satellite of Saturn with a mean diameter of 213 km (132 mi). It was discovered by William Henry Pickering on March 18, 1899 from photographic plates that had been taken starting on 16 … Visa mer Discovery Phoebe was discovered by William Henry Pickering on 17 March 1899 from photographic plates … Visa mer Phoebe formed in the Kuiper belt within three million years after the origin of the Solar System. This was early enough that sufficient radioactive material was available to melt it … Visa mer • Moons of Saturn Visa mer Phoebe's orbit is retrograde; that is, it orbits Saturn opposite to Saturn's rotation. For more than 100 years, Phoebe was Saturn's outermost … Visa mer Unlike Saturn's other moons, Phoebe was not favorably placed for the Voyager probes. Voyager 2 observed Phoebe for a few hours in … Visa mer • Phoebe Profile at NASA's Solar System Exploration site • Cassini–Huygens Multimedia: Images: Moons: Small Moons • Cassini Pass Reveals Moon Secrets, BBC News, June 14, 2004 Visa mer Webb14 juni 2004 · The Cassini spacecraft, which is en route to Saturn, has made a close pass of the planet's mysterious moon Phoebe. The US-European spacecraft made its closest approach to the moon on Friday at 2156 BST at a distance of 2,078km. Images show a scarred moon pounded by massive impacts that tossed building-sized rocks out on to its …
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WebbPhoebe’s relationship to Saturn is based on the number 27—as are all the more subjective/experiential cycles of our local Moon. And in all of this, Saturn, symbol of … WebbThe term does not refer to shape as Triton is a round moon, but is considered irregular due to its orbit. As of February 2024, 162 irregular moons are known, orbiting all four of the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune). The largest of each planet are Himalia of Jupiter, Phoebe of Saturn, Sycorax of Uranus, and Triton of chisholm pond
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Webb26 apr. 2012 · Phoebe is the largest of these irregular moons and also has the distinction of orbiting backward in relation to the other moons. Saturn's large moons appear to have … Webb14 okt. 2009 · Phoebe, at 107 kilometers across, is likely a captured body; it has a retrograde orbit around Saturn. Material blasted off of Phoebe by impacts of smaller … chisholm pond maine