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Iapetus

Moons

Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon, is known as the yin and yang of Saturn's moons for its stark two-toned surface: a leading hemisphere as dark as coal and a trailing hemisphere many times brighter.

Facts
Object Type
Moon 1
Diameter (km)
1472 1
Orbital Distance
3,561,000 km from Saturn 1
Discovery Year
1671 1
Classification
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
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Orbits

Source NASA Solar System Exploration
Sources
1. NASA Solar System Exploration
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  • science.nasa.gov, Saturn Moons: Iapetus
    Iapetus has been called the yin and yang of the Saturn moons because its leading hemisphere has a reflectivity (or albedo) as dark as coal.
  • Entity description, iapetus catalogue classification
    Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon, is known as the yin and yang of Saturn's moons for its stark two-toned surface: a leading hemisphere as dark as coal and a trailing hemisphere many times brighter.
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Iapetus (moon) (Wikipedia)
In Group: Moons of Saturn, Lead sentence
Quote, In Group: Moons of Saturn, Lead sentence
With an estimated diameter of 1,469 km (913 mi), it is the third-largest moon of Saturn and the eleventh-largest in the Solar System.
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