Moon
Iapetus
Moon of Saturn
Moon of Saturn
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Iapetus is the outermost of Saturn's large moons. With an estimated diameter of 1,469 km (913 mi), it is the third-largest moon of Saturn and the eleventh-largest in the Solar System. Named after the Titan Iapetus from Greek mythology, the moon was discovered in 1671 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
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Key facts
Distance
Orbits Saturn
Orbits
Saturn
Mean radius
734 km
Orbital period
79.3 days
Discovered
1671 · Giovanni Domenico Cassini
Orbits
Saturn
