Bestla (moon)

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/bestla-moon

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1. Who discovered Bestla (moon)?2004
2. How big is Bestla (moon)?Water ice and rocky material, likely a rubble pile
3. What is the parent planet?Saturn
4. What is the dimensions?Approximately 17 × 14 × 10 kilometers
5. What is Bestla?Bestla is a tiny moon of Saturn that looks like a lumpy potato. It is about 17 × 14 × 10 kilometers in size and is not round because it is too small to be pulled into a sphere.
6. How fast does Bestla orbit Saturn?Bestla orbits Saturn very quickly, taking only about 10.5 Earth hours to make one full circle around the planet.

Hydrostatic Equilibrium: The balance between gravitational forces and internal pressure that makes a celestial body spherical.
Rubble Pile Moon: A moon believed to be composed of loosely aggregated fragments from a larger body's destruction.
Regolith: A layer of loose, unconsolidated rocky material covering the surface of a celestial body.
Tidal Forces: Gravitational forces exerted by a celestial body on another, causing stretching or distortion.