#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Time: 2004-12-31
Body Center Distance (km): 146457
Camera: Wide Angle 7x IR GRN Vio Filter
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Time: 2007-09-10
Body Center Distance (km): 72321.968
Camera: Wide Angle IR GRN Vio Filter
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
The Cassini spacecraft's use of colour imaging on Iapetus is particularly helpful for discriminating between shadows (which appear black) and the intrinsically dark terrain (which appears brownish). This image shows the northern part of the dark Cassini Regio and the transition zone to a brighter surface at high northern latitudes. Within the transition zone, the surface is stained by roughly north-south trending wispy streaks of dark material.
#OTD 31 December 2004, the NASA/ESA/ASI #Cassini spacecraft took this image of #Saturn's moon #Iapetus from a distance of about 172 900 km after the spacecraft's closest approach to the icy moon🧪🔭 #space #history
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Zezito in the Glittering Caves: A Forth-Powered C64 Platformer
#Commodore64 #C64Games #Iapetus #RetroGaming #ForthProgramming
theoasisbbs.com/zezito-in-th...
25. Okt. 1671: Der französische Astronom und Mathematiker Giovanni Domenico #Cassini entdeckt #Iapetus, den drittgrößten Mond des #Saturn.
Everything, Edzell, All At Once: when Continents Collide
A beautiful outcrop of oceanic crust - greenstone, phyllites, serpentinites and jasper - at the Rocks of Solitude in the Highland Boundary Fault zone, Edzell.
Prints, cards and more […]
[Original post on mastodon.online]
14. Sep. 1712: Der französische Astronom u. Mathematiker Giovanni Domenico #Cassini stirbt in Paris. Er entdeckte u.a. die zwei Saturnmonde #Iapetus und #Rhea und die Lücke im Saturnring, die Cassinische Teilung.
22. Aug 1981: Die Raumsonde #Voyager2 passiert #Iapetus, einen Mond des #Saturn und sendet erste Aufnahmen zur Erde.
Iapetus hurls devastation — stones crash and the cosmos trembles. The Olympians answer in unison.
⚡ The Titanomachy’s momentum shifts.
▶ youtu.be/pBPgWKLUGAw
#Titanomachy #Iapetus #GreekMythology #EpicBattle #Zeus #Myth2Myth
Stereoscopic image of Iapetus, a Saturnian moon, showcasing its unique equatorial ridge. The ridge, approximately 20km wide and 20km high, is a mysterious and unparalleled feature in our solar system, giving the moon a distinctive walnut shape. This image, from a Cassini flyby in 2007, reveals the heavily cratered surface of the ridge. View with red/blue 3D glasses for a more impactful experience.
Astronomy Picture from 15/09/2007
Iapetus: 3D Equatorial Ridge
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070915.html
#Iapetus #SaturnMoon #Cassini #SpaceExploration #PlanetaryScience #Cosmology #Astronomy #3DImage #WalnutMoon #SolarSystemMystery
Iapetus The Body Cosmic Album Art
I listen to so much damn music that some things get lost and forgotten. But, I do enjoy rediscovering a great album I forgot about.
#NowPlaying #Iapetus #TheBodyCosmic #prog #progmetal #metalhead #progressivemetal
‘From Iapetus, which is 2,225,000 miles from the planet. Saturn shines brightly by daylight over a bleak landscape. This satellite has a diameter of over 2,000 miles, about that of Earth’s moon.’
#ChesleyBonestell #spaceart #astronomy #Saturn #Iapetus
Just back from the IAPETUS Postgraduate Conference 2025 in Edinburgh! Great talks, inspiring people, and lots of ideas brewing. Grateful to be part of such a vibrant research community!
@iapetusdtp.bsky.social
#PhDLife #IAPETUS #Edinburgh #AcademicLife #Networking #MarineBiology
Iapetus, the two-faced moon! With xir distant, inclined orbit around Saturn, Iapetus enjoys one of the nicest views of the rings in the solar system. #iapetus #saturn #moons #animation #solarsystem #spacefacts #space
Now playing: "The Body Cosmic" be #Iapetus (Progressive/Melodic death metal)
Still the serene and emotional journey that it was the first time I listened to it.
iapetus1.bandcamp.com/album/the-bo...
A grayscale image of Saturn's moon Iapetus, taken by the Cassini spacecraft. The moon's unique features are visible, including a prominent equatorial ridge giving it a peach-pit appearance, a dark hemisphere with a uniformly dark coating, and a bright hemisphere with dark streaks. A large impact basin is also visible near the center. The image showcases Iapetus's contrasting hemispheres and puzzling surface features.
Astronomy Picture from 01/02/2005
Saturn's Iapetus: Moon with a Strange Surface
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050201.html
#Iapetus #SaturnMoon #Cassini #SpaceExploration #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy #MoonMystery #DarkSide #WeirdSpace
A striking image of Saturn's moon Iapetus, captured by the Cassini spacecraft. The image showcases Iapetus's unique two-toned surface, with one hemisphere dark and the other light, and its prominent equatorial ridge. The dark material, possibly carbon-rich, is seen coating the eastern part of the moon, covering craters and highlands. A large impact crater is visible in the southern hemisphere. This image offers a fascinating glimpse into the mysteries surrounding this unusual celestial body.
Astronomy Picture from 09/08/2009
Saturn's Iapetus: Painted Moon
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090809.html
#Iapetus #SaturnMoon #CassiniMission #SpaceExploration #Cosmology #PlanetaryScience #Astronomy #CelestialBody #DarkMaterial #WalnutMoon
Iapetus transliterated in to toki pona as: "mun Japetun" written in Latin and sitelen pona, along with a drawing of Iapetus.
Iapetus
#iapetus #tokipona #linguistics #art
The use of colour on Iapetus is particularly helpful for discriminating between shadows (which appear black) and the intrinsically dark terrain (which appears brownish). This image shows the northern part of the dark Cassini Regio and the transition zone to a brighter surface at high northern latitudes. Within the transition zone, the surface is stained by roughly north-south trending wispy streaks of dark material. The absence of an atmosphere on Iapetus means that the material was deposited by some means other precipitation, such as ballistic emplacement of material from elsewhere on the moon, or deposition of infalling material from elsewhere in the Saturn system.
#OTD 31 December 2004, the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission took this image of #Saturn's moon #Iapetus from a distance of about 172 900 km after the spacecraft's closest approach to the icy moon. #OnThisDay #SpaceHistory
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#CASSINI-HUYGENS MISSION
Target Name: #Iapetus
Instrument: #ISS Narrow Angle
Clear filter
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Start Time: 2015-03-27/30
Distance to Surface (km): 978791.594
ISS Narrow Angle
46x IR Green UV3 filters
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
Ajustado el tamaño de los frames
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Start Time: 2015-03-30
Distance to Surface (km): 978791.594
ISS Narrow Angle
46x IR Green UV3 filters
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
La escena solo en grises tras el alineado
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Start Time: 2015-03-30
Distance to Surface (km): 978791.594
ISS Narrow Angle
46x IR Green UV3 filters
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Start Time: 2015-03-30
Distance to Surface (km): 978791.594
ISS Narrow Angle
46x IR Green UV3 filters
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Start Time: 2015-03-30
Distance to Surface (km): 978791.594
ISS Narrow Angle
46x IR Green UV3 filters
opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...
NASA/JPL/j. Roger
