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• Iapetus • Saturn's Moon Tilts and Spins 11.6.2020 • Saturn's two-faced moon tilts and rotates for Cassini in this mesmerizing movie sequence of images acquired during the spacecraft's close encounter with Iapetus on November 12, 2005. The encounter begins with Cassini about 850,000 kilometers (530,000 miles) distant from Iapetus. Cassini approached over the moon's northern hemisphere, allowing for excellent full views of a 575-kilometer (360-mile) wide impact basin in northeastern Cassini Regi

20 years ago today, ESA's Huygens probe gave us jaw-dropping views of the surface of Saturn's hazy moon, Titan, as it became the first probe to land on a world in the outer solar system. Descending through the thick yellow atmosphere for about three hours, it revealed surprisingly Earth-like landforms. ▶️ Extract of video by ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona built from Huygens probe data. Visit https://science.nasa.gov/resource/a-view-from-huygens/ to watch the full video. | NASA History