This is an image of the Earth's moon, along with Saturn's icy moons for comparison.
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A Comparison of Saturn's Icy Moons, and the Earth's Moon
This is an image of the Earth's moon, shown in the lower left, with the icy moons of Saturn.
The moons in order, starting from the top left are: Mimas, Enceladus, Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus.
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