Phoebe (moon) - Wikipedia
WEBFor more than 100 years, Phoebe was Saturn's outermost known moon, until the discovery of several smaller moons in 2000. Phoebe is almost 4 times more distant from Saturn than its nearest major neighbor (Iapetus), and is substantially larger than any of the other moons orbiting planets at comparable distances.
Phoebe - NASA Science
WEBPhoebe is one of Saturn's most intriguing moons, orbiting at a distance of 8,049,668 miles (12,952,000 kilometers) from the planet, almost four times the distance from Saturn than its nearest neighbor, the moon Iapetus.
Phoebe Moon Facts: The Largest Irregular Moon of Saturn
WEBThe dark moon Phoebe is the most studied irregular moon of Saturn. It has a mysterious origin as it may be an object from the Kuiper belt that got captured by Saturn’s gravity. Measuring roughly 213 km (132 miles) across, it is the largest irregular moon in the Saturnian system.
A Tour of Saturn's Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBJun 7, 2017 · Saturn’s moon Phoebe can seem unremarkable from Earth — just another run-of-the-mill space rock slowly tumbling along in its orbit, so distant and small that it’s invisible to most ground-based telescopes. That changed in June 2004.
Phoebe | Icy Surface, Orbit & Rings | Britannica
WEBPhoebe, midsize irregular moon of Saturn, discovered by the American astronomer William Henry Pickering in 1899 on photographic plates and named for a Titan in Greek mythology. Roughly spherical and about 210 km (130 miles) in diameter, Phoebe has a mean distance from Saturn of about 12,952,000 km.
Portrait of Phoebe: Cassini images a large Saturn moon - Science News
WEBJun 16, 2004 · The Saturn-bound Cassini spacecraft took the first close-up images ever recorded of one of Saturn's oddest moons, Phoebe.
ESA - All about Phoebe - European Space Agency
WEBMay 27, 2005 · Data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission are providing convincing evidence that Saturn’s moon Phoebe was formed elsewhere in the Solar System, and was only later caught by the planet's gravitational pull.
Cassini Finds Saturn Moon has Planet-Like Qualities
WEBApr 26, 2012 · PASADENA, Calif. -- Data from NASA's Cassini mission reveal Saturn's moon Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously thought. Scientists had their first close-up look at Phoebe when Cassini began exploring the Saturn system in 2004.
A Skyline View of Phoebe - NASA
WEBMar 23, 2008 · As it rockets toward its July 1 entry into Saturn's orbit, NASA's Cassini-Huygens spacecraft is capturing some stunning views of one of the gas giant's moons, Phoebe.
Cassini Makes Close Observations of Phoebe - NASA Jet …
WEBJun 12, 2004 · With its flyby of Phoebe, the Cassini spacecraft has completed the first satellite flyby in its four-year tour of the Saturn system. NASA's Deep Space Network received confirmation at 7:52 a.m. PDT today.