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Iapetus Animation - Voyager 2 Approach

Target Name:  Iapetus
Spacecraft:  Voyager 2
Produced by:  Calvin J. Hamilton
Copyright: © 1999 Calvin J. Hamilton
Date Released: 5 October 1999
(Publisher Permission Request)

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This animation of Iapetus was created from 8 pictures taken on August 22, 1981 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. It is interesting to note the bright mountain peaks, located in the dark material, as they move towards the limb of the satellite.

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