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Iapetus (pronounced /aɪˈæpɨtəs/, or as Greek Ιαπετός), occasionally Japetus (pronounced /ˈdʒæpɨtəs/), is the third-largest moon of Saturn, and eleventh in the solar system, discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671. Iapetus is best known for its dramatic 'two-tone' coloration, but recent discoveries by the Cassini mission have revealed several other unusual physical characteristics, such as an equatorial ridge that runs about halfway around the moon.

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  • Iapetus (moon)
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  • Iapetus (pronounced /aɪˈæpɨtəs/, or as Greek Ιαπετός), occasionally Japetus (pronounced /ˈdʒæpɨtəs/), is the third-largest moon of Saturn, and eleventh in the solar system, discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671. Iapetus is best known for its dramatic 'two-tone' coloration, but recent discoveries by the Cassini mission have revealed several other unusual physical characteristics, such as an equatorial ridge that runs about halfway around the moon.
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physical characteristics
  • yes
Period
  • 6853377.600000001
Dimensions
  • 1494(xsd:double)
Surface area
  • 6700000.0
discoverer
Name
  • Iapetus
discovery
  • yes
surface grav
  • 0(xsd:double)
Caption
  • Photomosaic of Cassini images taken Dec. 31, 2004, showing the dark Cassini Regio and its border with the bright Roncevaux Terra, several large craters, and the equatorial ridge
Albedo
  • 0(xsd:double)
semimajor
  • 3560820.0
Mass
  • kg
alt names
  • Saturn VIII
Inclination
  • 8(xsd:double)
  • 15(xsd:double)
  • 17(xsd:double)
Eccentricity
  • 0(xsd:double)
mean radius
  • 735(xsd:double)
bgcolour
  • #a0ffa0
Satellite Of
discovered
  • 1671-10-25(xsd:date)
rotation
  • 6853377.600000001
Escape velocity
  • 0.572
Density
  • 1(xsd:double)
magnitude
  • 10(xsd:double)
adjectives
  • Iapetian, Japetian
Axial tilt
  • zero
abstract
  • Iapetus (pronounced /aɪˈæpɨtəs/, or as Greek Ιαπετός), occasionally Japetus (pronounced /ˈdʒæpɨtəs/), is the third-largest moon of Saturn, and eleventh in the solar system, discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671. Iapetus is best known for its dramatic 'two-tone' coloration, but recent discoveries by the Cassini mission have revealed several other unusual physical characteristics, such as an equatorial ridge that runs about halfway around the moon.
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