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Calypso
Calypso Moon

Calypso: Sandblasted Trojan Moon of Saturn

Calypso is one of the four Trojan moons of planet Saturn. Calypso is co-orbital with the moon Tethys and resides in Tethys' leading Lagrangian point (L4). It's surface is very reflective due to E-ring sandblasting action, and has one of the highest albedos in the solar system.

For a listing of all moons, see Moons of the Planets.

Calypso Facts
      1. Mass (kg)
      1. Radius (km)
      2. 10.7
      1. Density (gm/cm3)
      1. Distance from planet (km)
      2. 294,660
      1. Rotational period (days)
      1. Orbital period (days)
      2. 1.8878
      1. Orbital velocity (km/sec)
      2. 11.36
      1. Eccentricity of orbit
      2. 0.00
      1. Inclination of orbit (°)
      2. 0.0
      1. Albedo
      2. 1.34
      1. Magnitude (Vo)
      2. 18.0
      1. Atmosphere