Iapetus Moon

土卫八(伊阿珀托斯) · 卫星

Iapetus — moon of saturn. Two-toned surface (leading side dark). Equatorial ridge 20km high. Possible ring debris origin.

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Data

Parent planetSaturn
Diameter1,469 km
Orbital period79.322 days
Distance from parent3,560,840 km
Surface compositionWater ice, Dark carbonaceous material
Resource potentialLOW

Details

Two-toned surface (leading side dark). Equatorial ridge 20km high. Possible ring debris origin.

表面颜色阴阳两面(前缘半球偏暗)。赤道脊高达 20 公里。可能源自环系碎片。

Sources / 数据来源

JPL Horizons / NASA NSSDCA / IAU MPC

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