Cassini’s Latest Snapshots of Saturn, its Rings and Moons
Seeing in the Dark
New details on Iapetus are illuminated by reflected light from Saturn in this revealing Cassini image. Never-before-seen features on the Saturn-facing part of Iapetus' bright trailing hemisphere are visible for the first time, including many dark spots, and a sharper view of its dark circular structure. The image shows mainly the night side of Iapetus. The image was taken on Oct. 22, 2004, at a distance of 1.6 million kilometers (994,000 miles) from Iapetus. Click to enlarge.
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