Image from Voyager
29 December 2004,
edited by
Tinu
| Title: | Iapetus Bright and Dark Terrains |
| Object: | Iapetus, moon of Saturn |
| Taken by: | Voyager 2 |
| Instrument: | Imaging Science Subsystem Narrow Angle |
| Original size: | 325 samples x 350 lines |
| Produced By: | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Date: | 1990-04-01 |
Voyager 2 image taken on 22. August 1981 from a distance of 600’000 kilometers. In contrast to recent Cassini images the bright side of Iapetus is visible.