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Another fun thing at Saturn: its walnut shaped moon Iapetus!

Not only is it a super fun word to say, but the moon sports an equatorial mountain range running most the way around and up to 10km high.
Iapetus, from Cassini NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill Iapetus, from Cassini NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill Iapetus, from Cassini NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill Iapetus, from Cassini NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill
November 23, 2024 at 8:53 PM
timberwindart.bsky.social
planetary science lesson
dog-like transhuman and the Saturn system, viewed from a vantage point of high Iapetus orbit
February 15, 2025 at 3:10 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Iapetus' Horizon [colorized] - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/7ZJK9P
TBD.
May 3, 2026 at 6:00 AM
marijkelouise.bsky.social
Iapetus - Maan van Saturnus
April 11, 2025 at 6:24 PM
evans-endeavors.bsky.social
Einarsson Twins 👬
Jónas and Arnie for Project Iapetus

(It's also their birthday today! Completely unplanned.)

[ #art #oc #PI2 ]
April 3, 2026 at 2:07 PM
kevinmgill.bsky.social
The surface of Saturn’s moon Iapetus in the dark region “Cassini Regio” taken in September 2007 when Cassini passed to within 1,227 km. This dark blanket is only about a foot thick on average and reveals bright patches of ice when impacted.
A heavily cratered planetary surface of Iapetus. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill A heavily cratered planetary surface of Iapetus. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill A heavily cratered planetary surface of Iapetus. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill A heavily cratered planetary surface of Iapetus. NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Kevin M. Gill
December 18, 2024 at 12:37 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
2015-03-29 Iapetus RGB - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/G1zNu2
Cassini / JPL / SSI
July 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Iapetus in enhanced color - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/51Cjrb
TBD. IR1/GRN/VIO. 2x
May 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Iapetus: March 31, 2015 - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/rBewpG
This is an enhanced color view of Iapetus, the third-largest moon of Saturn. This view clearly shows the moon's dramatic 'two-tone' coloration. This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on March 31, 2015 and received on Earth March 31, 2015. The camera was pointing toward IAPETUS, and the images were taken using the infrared, green, and ultraviolet filters. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / Val Klavans about.me/valerieklavans
April 30, 2026 at 6:00 PM
megaarts.bsky.social
Let’s try Atlas’ dad Iapetus!
November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
N1806522677 - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/CyGCLN
TBD. Cassini NAC RGB view of Iapetus. Magnified 2x from original pixel scale.
June 24, 2026 at 9:00 AM
astronomy.bsky.social
Saturn's moon Iapetus captured on this day in 2007 during Cassini spacecraft’s flyby
A high-resolution image of Saturn's moon Iapetus, showing a cratered, grayish-white surface with a distinct dark region on one side and a large, shallow crater at the bottom.
September 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
2015-03-29 Iapetus IR-G-UV - From Ian Regan - https://flic.kr/p/F6ojBX
Cassini / JPL / NASA / SSI
July 15, 2026 at 3:00 AM
galendhaelos.bsky.social
Cock fighting collection for Iapetus!
July 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
winguthings.com
maybe there's a reason Titan keeps her wool over her eyes... but Iapetus just *had* to find out
May 27, 2025 at 5:40 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
VOYAGER IAPETUS - From Jacint Roger (landru79.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/2iRieqf
VOYAGER MISSION JUPITER NASA/JPL/j. Roger
August 15, 2026 at 4:00 AM
scifiart.bsky.social
Steve R Dodd
‘Iapetus: The Monolith Waits’ (acrylics on canvas board, 2016)
The black monolith from 2001 a space odyssey movie and book on a rocky moon with a starry sky and Saturn in the background
February 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
landru79.bsky.social
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Start Time: 2015-03-30
Distance to Surface (km): 978791.594
ISS Narrow Angle
46x IR Green UV3 filters

opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...

NASA/JPL/j. Roger
December 13, 2024 at 5:01 PM
cormacscoast.bsky.social
(1/2)
These twisted rock strata were once layers of sediment on the floor a huge ancient sea called the Iapetus Ocean.
July 5, 2026 at 8:11 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Parting color shot of Iapetus - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/4ZSURX
TBD. Magnified 2x.
December 21, 2024 at 12:00 AM
eyesack.bsky.social
Men are from Mars, women are from Venus, you'd think non-binary people would be from Earth, but weirdly we're from Iapetus, the third-largest moon of Saturn
September 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
Iapetus: March 31, 2015 - From Val Klavans (valklavans.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/rBewpG
This is an enhanced color view of Iapetus, the third-largest moon of Saturn. This view clearly shows the moon's dramatic 'two-tone' coloration. This composite is made of images that were taken by Cassini's camera system, the Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) on March 31, 2015 and received on Earth March 31, 2015. The camera was pointing toward IAPETUS, and the images were taken using the infrared, green, and ultraviolet filters. Credit: NASA / JPL / SSI / Val Klavans about.me/valerieklavans
August 30, 2026 at 5:00 PM
hourlycosmos.bsky.social
N1806522677 - From Gordan Ugarković (ugordan.bsky.social) - https://flic.kr/p/CyGCLN
TBD. Cassini NAC RGB view of Iapetus. Magnified 2x from original pixel scale.
June 7, 2025 at 7:00 PM
megaarts.bsky.social
(WIP Color Flats) If you're wondering where this massive heat wave came from, it's because we're all in Iapetus' armpit~
June 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
landru79.bsky.social
#CASSINI ORBITER #SATURN MISSION
Target: #Iapetus
Start Time: 2015-03-30
Distance to Surface (km): 978791.594
ISS Narrow Angle
IR Green UV3 filters

opus.pds-rings.seti.org/opus/#/COISS...

NASA/JPL/j. Roger
December 12, 2024 at 9:39 PM