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Iapetus
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Caption:
This narrow-angle camera image of Saturn's mysterious satellite Iapetus was taken through the Clear filter from a distance of 2.5 million km on 15 November 1980. The dramatic brightness change between hemispheres is clearly seen here. Even with the bright side overexposed, the dark surface is still not visible.
Background Info:
JPL managed the Voyager Project for NASA's Office of Space Science.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Iapetus | |
| System | Saturn | |
| Target Type | Satellite | |
| Mission | Voyager | |
| Instrument Host | Cassini Orbiter | Voyager 1 |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Flyby Spacecraft |
| Instrument | Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) | |
| Detector | Narrow Angle Camera | |
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale, Visual | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2000-05-25 | |
| Date in Caption | 1980-11-15 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02291 | |
| Identifier | PIA02291 | |
