This close-up view shows mountainous terrain that reaches about 6 miles (10 kilometers) high along the unique equatorial ridge of Iapetus. Above the middle of the image can be seen a place where an impact has exposed the bright ice beneath the dark overlying material. Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

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