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re: Our ambassador at Saturn spotted this...

Notice how Dione's dark side is partially illuminated, presumably by sunlight reflected from Saturn, while Mimas' night side is dark. I don't think this could be due to the geometrical relationship of the three with the sun, so perhaps it is an albedo effect?

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