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The Himalayas of Iapetus Target Name:   Iapetus Spacecraft:   Cassini Orbiter Instrument:   Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle Produced by:   NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA08372 Date Taken:   10 September 2007 Related Document Iapetus Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA08372.jpg JPEG 640 x 640 59K PIA08372.jpg JPEG 1020 x 1020 139K PIA08372.tif TIFF 1020 x 1020 629K This stunning close-up view shows mountainous terrain that reaches about 10 kilometers (6 miles) high along the unique equatorial ridge of Iapetus. The view was acquired during Cassini's only close flyby of the two-toned Saturn moon. Above the middle of the image can be seen a place where an impact has exposed the bright ice beneath the dark overlying material. The image was taken on Sept. 10, 2007, with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera at a distance of approximately 3,870 kilometers (2,400 miles) from Iapetus. Image scale is 23 meters (75 feet) per pixel.

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