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Cassini flies over Iapetus' equatorial ridge
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As Cassini flew by Iapetus on September 10, 2007, it took 13 images of the equatorial ridge rising over the horizon. Most of the flight is over Iapetus' dark terrain, but at the very end of the animation, the white flanks of the Voyager moutains begin to appear.
NASA / JPL / SSI / Animation by Emily Lakdawalla
Copyright holder: Emily Lakdawalla
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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about September 10, 2007
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