Rhea, Saturn’s second-largest moon, is tidally locked with the planet. This means that the same side always faces toward Saturn as the moon makes its orbit around the planet. Rhea completes one orbit around Saturn every 4.5 Earth days.
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Rhea, Saturn’s second-largest moon, is tidally locked with the planet. This means that the same side always faces toward Saturn as the moon makes its orbit around the planet. Rhea completes one orbit around Saturn every 4.5 Earth days.