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The Strangest Moon In the Solar System
StartsWithABang writes Moons in our Solar System — at least the ones that formed along with the planets — all revolve counterclockwise around their planetary parents, with roughly uniform surfaces orbiting in the same plane as their other moons and rings. Yet one of Saturn's moon's, Iapetus, is unique, with a giant equatorial ridge, an orbital plane that doesn't line up, and one half that's five times brighter than the other. While the first two are still mysteries, the last one has finally been solved.
Yet one of Saturn's moon's, Iapetus, is unique
Aren't they all unique?
Yes, and they're all special too.
And they can grow up to be any kind of planet they want.
AS LONG AS IT'S A DWARF PLANET, RIGHT PLUTO? HA HA HA, LOSER!
Dude... Do you think that when Pink Floyd sang about the Dark side of the moon, they were really talking about Iapetus?
Where were you for all those Bennett Hassleton articles?
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