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Cassini Returns Photos of Hyperion

imipak writes "The Cassini Saturn probe has captured the previously unseen northern polar region of Saturn's moon Hyperion. Its weirdly eroded surface looks like nothing else in the solar system seen so far, demonstrating once again that when it comes to planetary exploration, "expect the unexpected" is more than just glib advice from the Hitch-hiker's Guide!"

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  1. as heard on fark by circletimessquare · · Score: 0, Redundant

    it's a cosmic loofah

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    intellectual property law is philosophically incoherent. it is your moral duty to ignore it or sabotage it
  2. Re:Wrong moon. by fakedupe · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... that's a spacestation! Why was the parent modded redundant and not funny?

  3. Re:Wasps? by westwind · · Score: 0, Redundant

    That too is what I thought when I first saw it.

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    its nice out