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Saturn's Moon Iapetus Has A 'Belt'

Posted by timothy on from the it's-a-peach dept.

Believe writes "In another unexpected find by Cassini-Huygens, Saturn's moon Iapetus shows a bulging waistline. According to the story, the dark side of the moon is almost perfectly bisected by a tall, narrow ridge that runs for 1300 km (808 mi) and rises up to 20 km (12 mi) high. This height is amazing in such a small moon; it rivals Olympus Mons on Mars which is a body 5 times its size."

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  1. Priorities by MerryGoByeBye · · Score: 0, Troll

    Gee, am I glad we're spending what remaining money we have left as a country blowing up Brown People instead of funding more projects like this. I'll tell ya... seeing those flag-draped coffins is much more gratifying than these silly pictures.

    Er.

    Oh, yeah... I'm also happy we spent all that money to fill in the hole we had already dug for the SSC. Now that's priorites, baby!