When was the last clock time you find out three crescent moon at once ? Unless you ’re the Cassini satellite , believably never .
The three moons shown here — Titan ( 3,200 mi or 5,150 kilometers across ) , Mimas ( 246 mi or 396 kilometers across ) , and Rhea ( 949 miles or 1,527 kilometers across ) — show marked contrasts . Titan , the largest moon in this image , appears foggy because we only see its cloud layers . And because Titan ’s standard atmosphere refracts loose around the moon , its crescent “ wraps ” just a little further around the lunar month than it would on an airless body . Rhea ( upper left hand ) appears raspy because its icy surface is heavy cratered . And a close review of Mimas ( center bottom ) , though difficult to see at this scale , shows surface irregularities due to its own vehement history .
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