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Methone, shown here inside the square, was imaged by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft.
Methone, shown here inside the square, was imaged by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft.

Methone is a small moon of Saturn. It was discovered by the Cassini Imaging Science Team in 2004, the same time as a close-by moon, Pallene. It is only about 3 km in diameter.


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Moons of Saturn
Generally listed in increasing distance from Saturn. Temporary names in italics.
Ring shepherds (moonlets) · Pan · Daphnis · Atlas · Prometheus · S/2004 S 6? · S/2004 S 4? · S/2004 S 3? · Pandora
Co-orbitals Epimetheus · Janus
Inner large
(and Trojan)

Mimas · Methone · Anthe · Pallene · Enceladus · Tethys (Telesto • Calypso) · Dione (Helene • Polydeuces)
Outer large Rhea (rings) · Titan · Hyperion · Iapetus
Inuit group Kiviuq · Ijiraq · Paaliaq · Siarnaq · Tarqeq
Norse group
Gallic group Albiorix · Bebhionn · Erriapo · Tarvos
Rings of Saturn · Cassini-Huygens · Themis · Chiron

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