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Link to September shots #

By Tim Parker Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 15:02 GMT

http://ciclops.org/ir_index.php?id=27

Sure is purty ain't she ?

Iapetus, the ying-yang moon #

By Michael Sheils Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 15:12 GMT

Am I the only one thinking of a giant ying-yang symbol in space, perhaps it's a message our undercover dolphin overloads have sent us?

Not everything in back and white... #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 15:36 GMT

2008 Guinness advert ahoy!

To me... #

By J Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 16:26 GMT

It's the Oreo moon! If our own is made of cheese, why not?

Buggy G Riphead #

By Ashley Pomeroy Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 16:42 GMT

Iapetus, or Future Sound of London album artwork circa 1994? You decide.

"plenty here to keep many scientists busy for many years" #

By Luther Blissett Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 17:07 GMT

Busy doing what exactly?

Parkinson's Law - work expands to fill the time available.

Black and white #

By Paul Townsend Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 17:46 GMT

Either something black has crashed onto an otherwise white Iapetus (or vice versa) or it is two different moons that collided and stuck together.

And did Cassini remain in Safe Mode for six more reboots before coming back to normal? Must have done eventually because the pics don't have "Safe Mode" in each corner.

about a real as a cheese moon! #

By davide Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 18:05 GMT

how come NASA always has a problem when sending crucial pictures like when flying over Cydonia? The data link breaks down... not to mention their preventive lack of color. Arthur, say something! Guess you already did in your novel, Space Odyssey. Ciao to all, may the truth be known!

Should have named it Lokai #

By TS Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 18:33 GMT

It's probably been hiding in our solar system for 50,000 years. We need to keep a lookout in case a white and black moon comes looking for it.

Unofficial pics #

By Nick Leverton Posted Thursday 13th September 2007 19:12 GMT

Including brief but stunning animation of the mountain belt flypast:

http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001131/

Finally get a look at Arthur's Moon #

By Steve Roper Posted Friday 14th September 2007 00:33 GMT

As I was looking into one of those inky black blobs in the white section, I thought, "Oh my God, it's full of stars!" Or is that just because I didn't get any sleep last night? ;)

@ Michael Sheils #

By Anonymous Coward Posted Friday 14th September 2007 04:32 GMT

How does one overload a dolphin overlord?

"....perhaps it's a message our undercover dolphin overloads have sent us?"

More pics #

By Nick Leverton Posted Friday 14th September 2007 05:58 GMT

It looks for all the world^WSaturn as if a gob of soot hit a marshmallow:

http://www.planetary.org/blog/article/00001136/

Wrong explanation #

By MacroRodent Posted Friday 14th September 2007 10:53 GMT

"galactic cosmic ray hit"

No, it was just the stargate opening and closing. The probe was caught by the Black Monolith in the middle of the white are, shipped to the aliens for examination, taken apart, put together, and returned back to the same time and space. Sorry for the small glitch in reassembly that caused it to enter safe mode...