Science and Exploration

Image: Iapetus as Seen By Cassini

By Keith Cowing
May 24, 2013
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This image was taken on June 09, 2011 and received on Earth June 11, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Iapetus at approximately 988,094 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2012. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. Full-Res: N00172546.jpg

This image was taken on June 09, 2011 and received on Earth June 11, 2011. The camera was pointing toward Iapetus at approximately 988,094 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2012. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute. Full-Res: N00172546.jpg

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