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Iapetus Bright and Dark Terrains
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Iapetus Bright and Dark Terrains

Iapetus Bright and Dark Terrains

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Saturn outermost large moon, Iapetus, has a bright, heavily cratered icy terrain and a dark terrain, as shown in this NASA Voyager 2 image taken on Aug. 22, 1981. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00348

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Saturn outermost large moon, Iapetus, has a bright, heavily cratered icy terrain and a dark terrain, as shown in this NASA Voyager 2 image taken on Aug. 22, 1981. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00348

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