RHEA, in Astronomy

in astronomy, one of the 18 named moons, or natural satellites, of Saturn. Also known as Saturn V (or S5), Rhea is 950 mi (1530 km) in diameter, orbits Saturn at a mean distance of 327,487 mi (527,040 km), and has equal orbital and rotational periods of 4.517 earth days. The second largest of Saturn's moons, Rhea was discovered by the Italian-French astronomer Gian Domenico Cassini in 1672. Rhea's density of 1.3 means that it is composed primarily of water ice, rocky material making up about a third of its mass. Its leading hemisphere is highly reflective and heavily cratered, strongly resembling the cratered highlands of the moon, although Rhea's craters do not have high walls or a towering central peak; the trailing hemisphere is darker with bright wispy streaks and few impact craters.

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Larousse Encyclopedia of Astronomy
Book by Lucien Rudaux, G. Vaucouleurs De, F. L. Whipple; Prometheus Press, 1962
Subjects: Astronomy
...volcanic eruption 107 , 110 ; see Stars, Sun, energy Radio astronomy 471 Radio observation 262 Radio sources in Galaxy 474 Radio...Layer, see Stars, Sun Revolution period 17 ; of planets 62 Rhea 222 , 223 Riccioli 190 , 313 Rico-grain, see Sun Richardson...
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A Dictionary of Astronomy
Book by Ian Ridpath; Oxford University Press, 1997
Subjects: Astronomy--Dictionaries
...structure of the Galaxy from star counts. Rhea The second-largest satellite of Saturn...in diameter; also known as Saturn V. Rhea orbits Saturn in 4.518 days at a distance...discovered in 1672 by G. D. * Cassini. Rhea has an icy surface, saturated with impact...
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Astronomy: A Revision of Young's Manual of Astronomy - Vol. 1
Book by Henry Norris Russell, Raymond Smith Dugan, John Quincy Stewart; Ginn, 1926
Subjects: Astronomy, Solar System
...extraordinary. Near its western elongation it is almost as bright as Rhea, but at eastern elongation it is less than one fifth as bright...opposite face. Measures by Guthnick and Wendell show that Titan and Rhea likewise vary in brightness, but only by 25 or 30 per cent...
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Popular Astronomy: Being the New Descriptive Astronomy
Book by Joel Dorman Steele; American Book Company, 1899
Subjects: Astronomy
...117,000 600 0.94 II Enceladus 157,000 800 1.37 III Tethys 186,000 1,200 1.88 IV Dione 238,000 1,100 2.73 V Rhea 332,000 1,600 4.51 VI Titan 771,000 2,700 15.94 VII Hyperion 934,000 500 21.29 VIII Japetus 2,225,000 2...
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America Learns to Play: A History of Popular Recreation, 1607-1940
Book by Foster Rhea Dulles; D. Appleton-Century, 1940
Subjects: Recreation--United States, United States--Social Life And Customs
...boxes; built model trains and boats and airplanes; experimented with soap sculpture and puppet shows; studied botany, astronomy, or geology; tried to breed scotties or tropical fish. . . . WHILE NONE of these minor diversions of the 1930s was in any...
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The Gift: ESP, the Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People
Journal article by Rhea A. White; The Journal of Parapsychology, Vol. 68, 2004
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, The Gift: ESP, the Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People (Book)--Book reviews
...Extraordinary Experiences of Ordinary People. by Rhea A. White THE GIFT: ESP, THE EXTRAORDINARY...basic sciences of physics, biology, astronomy, and medicine are deeply rooted in our...will be grateful to read and to own. RHEA A. WHITE Exceptional Human Experience...


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Museum Events
Magazine article; Natural History, Vol. 116, December 2007
Subjects: American Museum of Natural History, Butterflies & moths, Coral reefs, Defense mechanisms, Field trips, Municipal government, Museums, Universe, Workshops
...appreciated. The Museum extends its gratitude to the Panta Rhea Foundation, Park Foundation, and Wege Foundation for their...With Chris Impey, University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy. Supercollider Monday, 1/14, 7:30 p.m. With Chris...


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Mirror WORKS: Scientific MISSION; Teachers Go Back to Klass
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), May 10, 2007
Subjects: Musicians, Teachers
...presenter, who has not only studied for a degree in astronomy and planetary science but has presented several astronomy TV shows too. "We need to get more people, particularly...Esther with students Thomas Taylor-Hall, 13, and Rhea Randhawa, 13
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Something to Treasure
Newspaper article; Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), March 5, 2005
...spring festival the Greeks dedicated to their heavenly matriarch Rhea, and the Romans made offerings to their great mother of gods...personalised certificate. The pack also includes an educational astronomy starter kit, with a sky chart and star plotter to help find...
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Testing: Leave Mum in a Daze; Peter Jenkinson Looks at Six of the Best Mother's Day Gifts
Newspaper article; Daily Post (Liverpool, England), March 3, 2005
...back to the annual spring festival the Greeks dedicated to Rhea, and also offerings ancient Romans made to their Great Mother...personalised certificate. The pack also includes an educational astronomy starter kit, with a sky chart and star plotter to help find...


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Rhea , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
RHEA , in astronomy in astronomy, one of the named moons...as Saturn V (or S5), Rhea is 950 mi (1530 km) in...largest of Saturns moons, Rhea was discovered by the Italian...Domenico Cassini in 1672. Rheas density of 1.3 means that...
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Saturn , in Astronomy
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
SATURN , in astronomy in astronomy, 6th planet from the sun. Astronomical...large group comprises four satellites, Rhea , Titan , Hyperion , and Iapetus . The...around the satellite. Both Dione and Rhea have bright, heavily cratered leading...


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