Saturn's moon Titan has a mean radius of 2,575 km, larger than the mean radius of the planet Mercury, which is 2,440 km.
Sources
- Saturn facts (skyatnightmagazine.com)
- https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons/titan/facts/ (science.nasa.gov)
- https://science.nasa.gov/mercury/facts/ (science.nasa.gov)
- https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.1168905 (science.org)
- https://www.worldatlas.com/space/is-titan-bigger-than-earth.html (worldatlas.com)
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