Here you'll find an exciting archive of Images as Cassini approaches and encounters the moon of Saturn Iapetus.
White Surface Strays on to the Voyager Mountains
This image taken on September 10, 2007 and received on Earth September 11, 2007. The camera was pointing toward IAPETUS at approximately 7,035 kilometers away
Image made from 3 colour filters.
Below, a false colour mix of two separate filters.
White Material on Dark? Or Dark on White?
The accepted surface composition of Iapetus is a dark covering of the white material. This image however disputes that.
A view here from Andrew brown. Enhanced by myself to try and reveal a bit more.
Voyager Mountains
This stunning view of the Voyager mountains given to us by Andrew Brown. I managed to enhance it a little, giving it what i hope is a more focussed look, detailed, and sharper.
Taken on September 10, 2007 and received on Earth September 11, 2007. The camera was pointing toward IAPETUS at approximately 8,594 kilometers away.
Top b&w image here enhanced, sharpened, and altered for contrast by myself. Bottom image cropped, enlarged, and processed by Andrew Brown.
This image was taken on September 10, 2007 and received on Earth September 11, 2007. The camera was pointing toward IAPETUS at approximately 8,732 kilometers away.
Close Approach
Taken on September 10, 2007 and received on Earth September 10, 2007. The camera was pointing toward IAPETUS at approximately 1,316 kilometers away.
Enlarged And Cropped Views - From Andrew Brown
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Montage of Four Images
September 10, 2007 and received on Earth September 10, 2007. The camera was pointing toward IAPETUS at approximately 67,844 kilometers away.
A coulorized montage of four seperate images.
Close Up of Voyager Mountains
Enhanced view here processed by Andrew Brown.
Approach Images
