Venture 1.2 billion kilometers out across the solar system to explore Dione, Saturn's fractured ice world. On this enigmatic moon, massive ice cliffs and mysterious fractures scar an ancient, cratered landscape. This breathtaking tour reveals how powerful forces have shaped this frozen world, and explores the tantalizing secrets that may be lurking below the icy crust.

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0:00 Saturn’s Mysterious Fractured Moon
1:20 How Was Dione Discovered?
3:01 The Voyager Era
5:03 The Cassini Revolution
6:39 Dione’s Features
8:04 Chasmata: Dione’s Fractured Face
9:16 Dione’s Steady Dance
11:16 What’s Beneath the Surface?
12:57 Will We See Dione Again?
14:19 What We Know So Far

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References
“Dione Moon – The Inner Moons of Saturn”, via theplanets.org https://astrumspace.info/dionemoon
“Saturn Moons”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/saturnmoons
“Dione: Saturn's Turned-Around Moon”, via space.com https://astrumspace.info/dioneinfo
“Voyager 1”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/voyager1
“Cassini-Huygens”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/cassinimission
“Palatine Chasmata”, via usgs.gov https://astrumspace.info/chasmata
“Magnetospheric interactions of Saturn's moon Dione”, via wiley.com https://astrumspace.info/kruppetal
“The gravity field and interior structure of Dione”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/zannonietal
“The Future Exploration of Saturn”, via books.google.co.uk https://astrumspace.info/bainesetal

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Credits
Writer: Jon McColgan
Editor: Nick Shishkin
Researcher: Edie Abrahams
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner
Executive Producer: Raquel Taylor
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan

With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA

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