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Bookmark or Share- Iapetus - Greek MythologyThe four pillars of the Heavens Iapetus was also considered the personification of one of the four pillars that hold the heavens and the earth apart, a role that he later bequeathed to his son, Atlas.He represented the pillar of the west, the other three being represented by his brothers Crius, Coeus and Hyperion.The four brothers actively played a role in the dethroning of their father Uranus ...
- Iapetus (Moon) FactsIapetus is an oddly-coloured and shaped moon of Saturn. It is the third-largest moon in the system, and was discovered in 1671 by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini.
- Farewell to Iapetus - NASA ScienceCassini observations of Iapetus (914 mile or 1471 kilometers across) support the prevailing theory that led to the understanding that the dichotomy of the surface is due to a combination of infalling dust from outside of the moon followed by a migration of water ice from the darker (therefore warmer) areas to the cold, brighter surfaces.
- Iapetus (moon) - WikipediaIapetus (/ aɪ ˈ æ p ə t ə s /) is the outermost of Saturn's large moons.With an estimated diameter of 1,469 km, it is the third-largest moon of Saturn and the eleventh-largest in the Solar System. Named after the Titan Iapetus, the moon was discovered in 1671 by Giovanni Domenico Cassini.. A relatively low-density body made up mostly of ice, Iapetus is home to several distinctive and ...
- Iapetus | Astronomy, Geology & History | BritannicaIapetus, outermost of Saturn’s major regular moons, extraordinary because of its great contrast in surface brightness.It was discovered by the Italian-born French astronomer Gian Domenico Cassini in 1671 and named for one of the Titans of Greek mythology.. Iapetus has a radius of 718 km (446 miles) and orbits Saturn once every 79.3 Earth days at a distance of 3,561,300 km (2,212,900 miles).
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