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Tethys The moon consists of water ice and assumedly a long time ago was liquid to a part. Because it has an impact crater from a meteorite which otherwise should have smashed it to pieces. Distance to Saturn: 294 619 km Mass: 6.18 * 1020 kg Diameter: 1060 km Orbit period: 1.89 days Back: List of the Moons, Saturn Moons

Photo: Nasa

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