Unlike many of Saturn’s moons, Hyperion is not tidally locked. Instead, it rotates chaotically, tumbling through space unpredictably as it orbits Saturn from a mean distance of 933,000 miles away. Not only does the moon follow an eccentric orbit, but it is heavily affected by Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, which orbits the planet at a relatively close distance to Hyperion. The two moons speed up and slow down as they pass each other. This perpetuates Hyperion’s chaotic orbit and rotation.