Dioneās surface has brightness contrasts, with the trailing hemisphere darker than the leading one. It is highly reflective, being composed of water ice, carbon dioxide ice, and iron particles. The surface has impact craters as well as bright linear features possibly caused by tectonic activity. Bright streaks on the dark hemisphere, once thought to be deposits from cold volcanoes, are actually systems of long, narrow canyons with reflective sides.
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