Methone is a small moon of Saturn, discovered by the Cassini spacecraft in 2004. It is named after one of the Alkyonides, the seven daughters of Alcyoneus in Greek mythology. Methone is a very small moon, with an estimated diameter of only 3 kilometers. It orbits Saturn at a distance of approximately 194,000 kilometers and completes one orbit every 24 hours. Its surface is very bright and has a high albedo, indicating that it is covered in ice. Methone has a peculiar elongated shape, with a flattened appearance that suggests it may have experienced some tidal forces in its past. It also has a relatively low density, indicating that it is likely composed of water ice with a small amount of rocky material. Methone is part of a group of small moons that orbit Saturn within the E ring, a diffuse ring of icy debris that extends outward from the planet's main ring system. It is thought that Methone and other small moons in the E ring are the source of this material, which is continually replenished by micrometeoroid impacts on the moon's surfaces. While Methone is too small to be studied in great detail, its discovery and study have provided important insights into the formation and evolution of the Saturnian system. Its unusual shape and composition suggest that it may have experienced some dynamic processes in its past, and its study continues to be a subject of scientific investigation.
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