Epimetheus (116 kilometers, 72 miles across) is seen here from just beneath the ring plane, along with Saturn's intriguing F ring. The bright, knotted core of the F ring is flanked on both sides ...

Epimetheus (70 miles or 113 kilometers across) is too small to have sufficient self-gravity to form itself into a round shape, and it has too little internal heat to sustain ongoing geological ...

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However, even if they were nearer to each other, Rhea would still loom large over Epimetheus: at 1528 km across and just under half the size of our own Moon, Rhea is well over 10 times the size of ...

Epimetheus, named for a giant diety from Greek mythology, is just 70 miles (113 kilometers) across. The image shows off the moon's surface and its many craters.

Snuggled close to Saturn, these innermost moons are small — Epimetheus, one of the largest, stretches just 72 miles across. But they are hefty enough to help sculpt Saturn’s rings.

Epimetheus As Seen By CassiniLife is hard for a little moon. Epimetheus, seen here with Saturn in the background, is lumpy and misshapen, thanks in part to its size and formation process ...

Epimetheus is only about 115 kilometers across along its widest point, so it’s not huge (our Moon is 3,470 kilometers wide).

Several craters on its surface are larger than 19 miles wide (30 km). The image shows the side of Epimetheus facing away from Saturn, at a distance of approximately 9,300 miles (15,000 km).

New View of Saturn's Moon EpimetheusCassini’s camera was pointing toward Epimetheus and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A ...