High-resolution image of Saturn's moon Tethys, showcasing its heavily cratered surface and the prominent Ithaca Chasma canyon. The image highlights the moon's icy composition and hints at a possible past with subsurface oceans. Data from the Cassini spacecraft.

Astronomy Picture from 08/12/2009

Ice Moon Tethys from Saturn-Orbiting Cassini

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