This is an image of Rhea.
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Rhea
Rhea was discovered by G. Cassini in 1672. Rhea is the 5th farthest moon from Saturn.
Rhea is one of the icy moons. Rhea is about as wide as the state of California is long.
Rhea is has many craters and also has wispy white streaks across the surface. This moon looks very much like Dione, Enceladus, and Tethys, and is the biggest of the four of them.
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Tethys was discovered by G. Cassini in 1684. Tethys is the 8th closest moon to Saturn. Tethys is one of the icy moons. It is about as wide as the length of the Oregon coast. Tethys is has a surface, with
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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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...moreThe surface of Dione does not have many craters, which means that the surface has changed in the past. Instead of many craters, it has wispy white streaks like the ones on Rhea, which go for many kilometers
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