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| rdfs:comment | - Iapetus (pronounced /aɪˈæpɨtəs/, or as Greek Ιαπετός), occasionally Japetus (pronounced /ˈdʒæpɨtəs/), is the third-largest moon of Saturn, and eleventh in the solar system, discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671. Iapetus is best known for its dramatic 'two-tone' coloration, but recent discoveries by the Cassini mission have revealed several other unusual physical characteristics, such as an equatorial ridge that runs about halfway around the moon.
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| Caption | - Photomosaic of Cassini images taken Dec. 31, 2004, showing the dark Cassini Regio and its border with the bright Roncevaux Terra, several large craters, and the equatorial ridge
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| INCLINATION | - 8.130000
- 15.470000
- 17.280000
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| abstract | - Iapetus (pronounced /aɪˈæpɨtəs/, or as Greek Ιαπετός), occasionally Japetus (pronounced /ˈdʒæpɨtəs/), is the third-largest moon of Saturn, and eleventh in the solar system, discovered by Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1671. Iapetus is best known for its dramatic 'two-tone' coloration, but recent discoveries by the Cassini mission have revealed several other unusual physical characteristics, such as an equatorial ridge that runs about halfway around the moon.
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