Tethys
Tethys (Saturn III) One of the major satellites of Saturn, with a radius of 529.9 km; mass 6.22 × 1020kg; mean density 1000 kg/m3; visual albedo 0.9. It was discovered in 1684by G. D. Cassini.
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