Closeup of the Equatorial Ridge on Iapetus (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Closeup of the Equatorial Ridge on Iapetus

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In 2007 Cassini flew within a few thousand kilometers of Iapetus's surface to take this dramatic picture of the ridge. A movie of the flyby is available at the NASA site devoted to Saturn.

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NASA/JPL/SSI

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