Figure 13-27: R I V U X G
Hyperion This heavily pockmarked moon is about 410 kilometers across its elongated axis. Its density is about half that of water, so it is probably very porous. Rather than rotating around a single axis, the gravitational tugs on its elongated body by Titan and Saturn lead to a non-repeating chaotic tumble.
Hyperion This heavily pockmarked moon is about 410 kilometers across its elongated axis. Its density is about half that of water, so it is probably very porous. Rather than rotating around a single axis, the gravitational tugs on its elongated body by Titan and Saturn lead to a non-repeating chaotic tumble.
(NASA/JPL/Space Science Institution)