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Hyperion  

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  • Hyperion is a moon of Saturn that rotates chaotically and has a bizarre sponge-like appearance. Hyperion is the largest irregular satellite in the Solar System (Neptune's Proteus is larger but almost spherical), measuring 360 × 280 × 225 km. It was discovered by William and George Bond and, independently, by William Lassell, in 1848, and is also known as Saturn VII. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/H/Hyperion.html)

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  • Saturn VII

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