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Discovery of Lapetus

Italy · Science / Chemistry. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1671Date range
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Chronological records

1671

Giovanni Domenico Cassini1671

Science / Chemistry

Lapetus is Saturns third largest moon, measuring 1,470 km across, the 11th largest moon in the Solar System

Names involved

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

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