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Maggy

01-10-2005 23:49

Cassini pictures spongy Hyperion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4298080.stm

Interesting photo!

ScaredWebWarrior

02-10-2005 09:56

Re: Cassini pictures spongy Hyperion

Quote:

Originally Posted by Incognitas

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4298080.stm

Interesting photo!

Beautiful.

Go check out the full size images at JPL - they're amazing!

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07740

patrickp

02-10-2005 13:04

Re: Cassini pictures spongy Hyperion

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScaredWebWarrior

Beautiful.

Go check out the full size images at JPL - they're amazing!

http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA07740

Actually, the link from there to the Cassini pages is incorrect: should be http://www.ciclops.org/.

Hyperion looks _strange_, though. It looks weathered to me; most likely the enormous impact crater on it actually partially melted the surface, producing the smooth appearance, I suppose.

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