Iapetus - Voyager 2

Saturn's Satellite Iapetus from 910,000 km

Iapetus
Voyager 2 image of Saturn's satellite Iapetus from 910,000 km. The north pole is just to the left of the terminator, about one-quarter of the way from the bottom of the disk. Near the pole, right on the terminator, is the 144 km diameter crater, Roland, centered at 73 N, 25 W. This lighted portion of Iapetus is the side facing away from Saturn. The dark Cassini Regio can be seen at the extreme left. Iapetus is 1450 km in diameter, and this image has a resolution of 8 km/ pixel. (Voyager 2, FDS 43913.35)
Larger image: 131K

High resolution tiff file (1.0M)

Location & Time Information
Date/Time (UT): 1981-08-23 T 01:46:21
Distance/Range (km): 908,777
Central Latitude/Longitude (deg): +58.,287.
Orbit(s): Flyby

Imaging Information
Area or Feature Type: global view, crater
Instrument: Vidicon Camera
Instrument Resolution (pixels): 800 x 800, 8 bit
Instrument Field of View (deg): .424 x .424
Filter: clear
Illumination Incidence Angle (deg): N/A
Phase Angle (deg): N/A
Instrument Look Direction: N/A
Surface Emission Angle (deg): N/A

Ordering Information
CD-ROM Volume: VG_0004
NASA Image ID number: FDS 43913.35
Other Image ID number: Picno 1678S2-004
NSSDC Data Set ID (Photo): 77-076A-01H
NSSDC Data Set ID (CD): 77-076A-01W
Other ID: N/A

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Dave Williams, dave.williams@nasa.gov, (301) 286-1258
Code 690.1, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

Jay Friedlander, jay.s.friedlander@nasa.gov, (301) 286-7172
Code 612.4, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA

NASA Official: Dr. David R. Williams, David.R.Williams@nasa.gov
Last updated: 24 September 2015