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Cassini scientists say Dione is 'older, more mature' and frigid
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A close flyby of Saturn's grayish moon Dione reveals it is a
mature, frigid world with hints of tectonic activity, new
observations suggest.
The U.S.-European Cassini spacecraft flew within 310 miles of the
Dione's pale surface last week, showing it possessed a heavily
cratered surface but no presence of an atmosphere.
Cassini scientists compared the frozen Dione to another Saturn
moon, Enceladus, which recently was found to have active ice
volcanoes and a significant atmosphere.
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