Dione

NASA shares stunning image of Creusa's rays on Saturn's moon 'Dione'

The US space agency, NASA has released a breathtaking view of rayed crater on Saturn's moon, Dione.

Feb 21, 2017, 23:40 PM IST

NASA's Cassini unearths evidence of subsurface ocean within Saturn's moon Dione!

The researchers believe that Dione's ocean has probably survived for the whole history of the moon, and thus offers a long-lived habitable zone for microbial life. 

Oct 06, 2016, 11:49 AM IST

Saturn's moon Dione reveals its contrasting features to NASA's Cassini! - See pic

In a new image released by NASA, the visible features are a mixture of tectonics – the bright, linear features – and impact cratering – the round features, which are spread across the entire surface.

Aug 23, 2016, 14:49 PM IST

See pic: Cassini captures brighter surface of Saturn's moon 'Enceladus'

NASA's Cassini has returned some stunning images of the Saturn's two moons, Dione and Enceladus on Wednesday. Though the surface of these two moons are made up of nearly the same material but Enceladus has a considerably higher reflectivity than Dione.

Nov 18, 2015, 10:52 AM IST