
Title: | Iapetus Bright and Dark Terrains |
Object: | Iapetus, moon of Saturn |
Taken by: | Voyager 2 |
Instrument: | Imaging Science Subsystem Narrow Angle |
Original size: | 325 samples x 350 lines |
Produced By: | U.S. Geological Survey |
Date: | 1990-04-01 |
Voyager 2 image taken on 22. August 1981 from a distance of 600’000 kilometers. In contrast to recent Cassini images the bright side of Iapetus is visible.