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'''Mundilfari''' is a [[natural satellite]] of [[Saturn_(planet)|Saturn]]. It was discovered by [[Brett J. Gladman]], et al. in [[2000]], and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 9. Mundilfari is about 5.6 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average of 18,709,000 kilometers in a [[retrograde motion|retrograde]] direction. It is also designated as Saturn XXV. |
'''Mundilfari''' is a [[natural satellite]] of [[Saturn_(planet)|Saturn]]. It was discovered by [[Brett J. Gladman]], et al. in [[2000]], and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 9. Mundilfari is about 5.6 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average of 18,709,000 kilometers in a [[retrograde motion|retrograde]] direction. A Norse name, with an umlaut over the a, Mundilfari is Anglicized as [MUN-dull-FAIR-ee]. It is also designated as Saturn XXV. |
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Mundilfari may have formed from debris knocked off of [[Phoebe (moon)|Phoebe]] by large impacts at some point in the solar system's history. |
Mundilfari may have formed from debris knocked off of [[Phoebe (moon)|Phoebe]] by large impacts at some point in the solar system's history. |
Mundilfari is a natural satelliteofSaturn. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary designation S/2000 S 9. Mundilfari is about 5.6 kilometers in diameter, and orbits Saturn at an average of 18,709,000 kilometers in a retrograde direction. A Norse name, with an umlaut over the a, Mundilfari is Anglicized as [MUN-dull-FAIR-ee]. It is also designated as Saturn XXV.
Mundilfari may have formed from debris knocked off of Phoebe by large impacts at some point in the solar system's history.
Its name comes from Norse mythology, where Mundilfari is a Jotun or giant who is the father of the goddess Sol and the god Mani.