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		Pigo on Sept 15, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Cassini's Saturn Mission Goes Out in a Blaze of Gl... Titan is actually larger than Mercury. Just something I learned yesterday while reading Cassini posts. It really puts the size of Saturn into perspective.

dmoy on Sept 15, 2017 | [–]

Mercury is also real damn small. Just a tiny bit bigger than Earth's moon.

FreeFull on Sept 15, 2017 | [–]

Titan is larger, but also significantly less dense. Mercury is more massive than Titan.

craftyguy on Sept 15, 2017 | [–]

Mercury is pretty much just a leftover iron core

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