HYPERION

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• HYPERION (noun)
  The noun HYPERION has 1 sense:

1. (Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

  Familiarity information: HYPERION used as a noun is very rare.

• HYPERION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Greek mythology) a Titan who was the son of Gaea and Uranus and the father of Helios and Selene and Eos in ancient mythology

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

Titan ((Greek mythology) any of the primordial giant gods who ruled the Earth until overthrown by Zeus; the Titans were offspring of Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth))

Domain category:

Greek mythology (the mythology of the ancient Greeks)

 Context examples 

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its final close approach to Saturn's large, irregularly shaped moon Hyperion on Sunday, May 31.

(Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion, NASA)

This structure, which the researchers nicknamed Hyperion, is the largest and most massive structure to be found so early in the formation of the Universe.

(Largest Galaxy Proto-Supercluster Found, ESO)

The Saturn-orbiting spacecraft will pass Hyperion at a distance of about 21,000 miles (34,000 kilometers) at approximately 6:36 a.m. PDT (9:36 a.m. EDT).

(Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion, NASA)

Understanding Hyperion and how it compares to similar recent structures can give insights into how the Universe developed in the past and will evolve into the future.

(Largest Galaxy Proto-Supercluster Found, ESO)

Its low density makes Hyperion quite porous, with weak surface gravity.

(Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion, NASA)

Located in the COSMOS field in the constellation of Sextans (The Sextant), Hyperion was identified by analysing the vast amount of data obtained from the VIMOS Ultra-deep Survey led by Olivier Le Fèvre (Aix-Marseille Université, CNRS, CNES).

(Largest Galaxy Proto-Supercluster Found, ESO)

Hyperion (168 miles, 270 kilometers across) rotates chaotically, essentially tumbling unpredictably through space as it orbits Saturn.

(Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion, NASA)

The team found that Hyperion has a very complex structure, containing at least 7 high-density regions connected by filaments of galaxies, and its size is comparable to nearby superclusters, though it has a very different structure.

(Largest Galaxy Proto-Supercluster Found, ESO)

Cassini scientists attribute Hyperion's unusual, sponge-like appearance to the fact that it has an unusually low density for such a large object — about half that of water.

(Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion, NASA)

This contrast is most likely due to the fact that nearby superclusters have had billions of years for gravity to gather matter together into denser regions — a process that has been acting for far less time in the much younger Hyperion.

(Largest Galaxy Proto-Supercluster Found, ESO)