Iapetus ridge

Some RAW images of Iapetus from Cassini

Anyone care to venture as to what this structure is?



http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...iImageID=29630

Paul

Paul Henney wrote:
Some RAW images of Iapetus from Cassini

Anyone care to venture as to what this structure is?



http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...iImageID=29630


Stitching.

On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 11:10:30 GMT, "Paul Henney"
wrote:

| Some RAW images of Iapetus from Cassini
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| Anyone care to venture as to what this structure is?
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| http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...iImageID=29630

Where the two halves of the mould did not quite fit together?



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On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 11:10:30 GMT, in uk.sci.astronomy , "Paul Henney"
wrote:

Anyone care to venture as to what this structure is?

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...iImageID=29630


'As any fule no', this is the seam. The side towards us is shiny,
indicating that the bowler is bowling an inswinger to a RH batsman.

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'As any fule no', this is the seam. The side towards us is shiny,
indicating that the bowler is bowling an inswinger to a RH batsman.

Surely the moon is rough enough for it to reverse?
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Mountain range?
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Paul Henney wrote:
Some RAW images of Iapetus from Cassini

Anyone care to venture as to what this structure is?



http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...iImageID=29630


Just playing with the image - whilst it's intriguing if it is a mountain
range - could it be an artifact caused by an edge detection of an
earlier image added in?

Wasn't it Stephen Maudsley who wrote:
Paul Henney wrote:
Some RAW images of Iapetus from Cassini

Anyone care to venture as to what this structure is?



http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...aw/raw-images-
details.cfm?feiImageID=29630


Just playing with the image - whilst it's intriguing if it is a mountain
range - could it be an artifact caused by an edge detection of an
earlier image added in?

I can't seem to find the feature on any of the other raw images of
Iapetus, which suggests that it may well be some sort of imaging
artefact.


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Mike Williams
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Mike Williams wrote:
I can't seem to find the feature on any of the other raw images of
Iapetus, which suggests that it may well be some sort of imaging
artefact.

I can

http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...iImageID=29491

(line wrapping is almost certain to break the URL)

Looks to me like the ridge from the original image can be found at the
bottom of this image; compare the pattern of craters on the ridge
itself. This image also suggests that the ridge is part of a larger chain.

What a fascinating moon!

Ian

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"Stephen Maudsley" wrote in message
...
Paul Henney wrote:
Some RAW images of Iapetus from Cassini

Anyone care to venture as to what this structure is?


http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/multimedi...iImageID=29630


Stitching.

Specifically, a scar resulting from the shortage of trained plastic surgeons
that early in the solar system's history.

Clear Skies

Chuck Taylor
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