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In Greek mythology, Iapetus (/ aɪ ˈ æ p ɪ t ə s /; eye-AP-ih-təs; Ancient Greek: Ἰαπετός, romanized: Iapetós), also Japetus, is a Titan, the son of Uranus and Gaia and father of Atlas, Prometheus, Epimetheus, and Menoetius. He was also called the father of Buphagus and Anchiale in other sources.
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Iapetus (/ aɪ ˈ æ p ə t ə s /) is the outermost of Saturn's...
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The Iapetus Ocean ( / aɪˈæpɪtəs /; eye-AP-ih-təs) [1]...
- Iapetus (moon) - Wikipedia
The moon always presents the same face toward Saturn. With its distant, inclined orbit, Iapetus is the only large moon from which there is a nice view of the rings of Saturn. As with some other Saturnian moons, Iapetus is in resonance with Saturn's largest moon, Titan, which orbits at 759,200 miles (1,221,850 kilometers).
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The equatorial ridge is the tallest mountain feature on Saturn 's moon Iapetus. It is 20 km (12 mi) high, and is the third tallest mountain structure in the Solar System. It runs along most of Iapetus' equator. It was discovered by the Cassini probe in 2004. The ridge's origin is unknown.
Iapetus is a large moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671. [1] Iapetus is unusual: one side is very bright and the other side is very dark. This is because one half of the moon is covered in ice and the other side is coated in black, dusty carbon deposits. [1]
Sep 18, 2017 · September 18, 2017. Cassini bids farewell to Saturn’s yin-and-yang moon, Iapetus. This image is from the last set of observations Cassini made of this world of striking contrasts. The spacecraft helped scientists better understand Iapetus, solving a centuries-old mystery of why it should be bright on one side and dark on the other.
