Mysterious Iapetus

Raoul — 4/26/2004 4:18:56 PM (archived)

Saturn's moon Iapetus has 2 different albedos!
First time I read about the difference was in Clarke's 2001.
Voyager 2 solved a lot of the mystery, but let's hope Cassini answers more questions.

Raoul

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Mysterious Iapetus - Raoul - 4/26/2004 4:18:56 PM
- I didn't realize that Iapetus' dual nature... - alcaray - 4/26/2004 6:04:53 PM
- re: I wonder what the surface temperature is (n/t) - Success_Machine - 4/26/2004 4:45:58 PM
  - Cold enough to freeze your cajones off. ;-) Or turn you into a human popsicle. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 4/26/2004 5:22:17 PM
    - Iapetus has a 100% mortality rate.... (n/t) - et - 4/26/2004 8:37:41 PM
      - re: LOL LOL ! Iapetus or Japetus? - Raoul - 4/26/2004 8:57:23 PM

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