New Images of Saturn's Moon Dione Released

This raw, unprocessed globe shot of Saturn's moon Dione was taken on Sept. 4, 2010 by NASA's Cassini Spacecraft. NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

New images of Saturn's moon Dione were taken

The pockmarked moon is seen by NASA's Cassini

Dione is an icy ball. It has a radius of 348 miles

Dione's average surface temperature is minus 303

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