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Iapetus

A close-up of 10 km (6.2 mi) high mountains within theequatorial ridgeonSaturn's moonIapetus,photographed by theCassini orbiter.Above the middle of the image can be seen a place where an impact has exposed the brighticebeneath the dark overlying material. The image was taken onSeptember 10,2007,with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera at a distance of approximately 3,870 km (2,400 mi) from Iapetus.

Photo credit:Cassini orbiter
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