Hyperion is the largest of Saturn's irregular, nonspherical moons. Hyperion's mean radius is 135 km, but as it's potato-shaped, its shape can be described in terms of its diameter along its three axes: 410 x 260 x 220 km. Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/SSI Submitted by MistWeaver80 t3_10o64ox on January 29, 2023 at 12:01 PM in space 24 comments 678
Who_DaFuc_Asked t1_j6j48cb wrote on January 30, 2023 at 6:23 PM I think it's cool that it's "kinda-sorta round". Like it's obviously not spherical but it does have a relatively defined smooth-ish shape. Permalink 1
Hyperion is the largest of Saturn's irregular, nonspherical moons. Hyperion's mean radius is 135 km, but as it's potato-shaped, its shape can be described in terms of its diameter along its three axes: 410 x 260 x 220 km. Credit: NASA/JPL/Caltech/SSI
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