Cassini Regio (dark region)
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Cassini Regio is the large, dark, and heavily cratered region that covers much of one hemisphere of Saturn’s moon Iapetus.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cassini Regio | 0 |
| Cassini Regio on Iapetus | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
albedo feature
ⓘ
dark region ⓘ planetary surface feature ⓘ |
| affects | Iapetus global albedo dichotomy ⓘ |
| ageCharacteristic | geologically old ⓘ |
| albedo | low ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
Regiones on moons of Saturn
ⓘ
Surface features of Iapetus ⓘ Surface features of Saturnian moons ⓘ |
| catalog | USGS Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionHypothesis |
dark material possibly including carbonaceous compounds
ⓘ
dark material possibly including organics ⓘ |
| contrastWith |
Roncevaux Terra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saragossa Terra NERFINISHED ⓘ bright terrain of Iapetus ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | Iapetus coordinate system ⓘ |
| covers | much of one hemisphere of Iapetus ⓘ |
| craterDensity | high ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Giovanni Domenico Cassini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredOn | Iapetus discovery date 1671 ⓘ |
| eponym | Giovanni Domenico Cassini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| extendsOver | approximately 110 degrees of longitude on Iapetus ⓘ |
| featureType | regio ⓘ |
| geologicalContext | ancient cratered terrain ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
abrupt albedo dichotomy
ⓘ
sharp brightness boundary with adjacent bright terrain ⓘ |
| hasObservationWavelengths |
infrared
ⓘ
visible light ⓘ |
| hemisphere | leading hemisphere of Iapetus ⓘ |
| imagedBy | Cassini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saturn system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Iapetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Giovanni Domenico Cassini NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Cassini–Huygens spacecraft
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Voyager 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbitsWith | Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originHypothesis |
exogenic deposition of dark material
ⓘ
thermal migration of ice enhancing albedo contrast ⓘ |
| partOf | Iapetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetaryBody | Iapetus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shapeCharacteristic | irregularly bounded region ⓘ |
| solarSystemBodyType | feature on natural satellite ⓘ |
| surfaceCharacteristic |
dark
ⓘ
heavily cratered ⓘ |
| system | Saturnian system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visibilityFromEarth | detected as brightness asymmetry of Iapetus ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cassini Regio on Iapetus