Equatorial ridge on Iapetus
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title:
Equatorial ridge on Iapetus
text:
The equatorial ridge is the tallest mountain feature on Saturn's moon Iapetus. It is 20 km (12 mi) high, and is the third tallest mountain structure in the Solar System. It runs along most of Iapetus' equator. It was discovered by the Cassini probe in 2004. The ridge's origin is unknown. There are bright areas on the sides of the equatorial ridge near Iapetus' bright trailing hemisphere, which were already visible in Voyager 2 images appearing like mountains and were nicknamed the "Voyager Mount
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description:
Terrain feature on Saturn's third-largest moon
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_ridge_on_Iapetus
date created:
2015-10-04T05:24:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T22:14:50Z
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