Hyperion is the largest non-spherical moon in the Solar System

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Hyperion is the largest non-spherical moon in the Solar System.

It's also less dense than water so it would float if you could find a big enough bathtub.

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  1. Luis Alvarez October 18, 2013 at 10:01 pm

    That's a great picture

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  2. Jessica D. October 18, 2013 at 10:02 pm

    It reminds me of bone cancer

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  3. Valdis Kletnieks October 18, 2013 at 10:20 pm

    It's the largest non-spherical mostly because anything much bigger will eventually become spherical due to its own gravity.

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  4. Ulrich Baer October 18, 2013 at 10:45 pm

    get it safe on ocean and you have ~300km floating island. But as it consist of water ice and bit of rock it would melt down and probably break apart.

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  5. Christopher Cox October 19, 2013 at 10:32 pm

    I wonder if it was just an oversized comet that got captured.

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