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Under the Loofah Moon: Hyperion

  • December 17, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

A distant moon of Saturn, Hyperion is the largest known non-spherical body in the solar system. Sharp-rimmed craters cover its potato-shaped body, making it look like a loofah. It also has an eccentric orbit, speeding up and slowing down due to passing the larger moon Titan.

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