Japetus, from far away...

Caption NASA:"The Cassini spacecraft captures a far-off view of the two-toned surface of Saturn's moon Japetus. Scientists continue to investigate the nature of this moon's Surface. See also PIA08384 to learn more.

This view looks toward the Saturn-facing side of Japetus. North on Japetus is up and rotated 45° to the left. Scale in the original image was about 22 Km (approx. 14 miles) per pixel. The image has been magnified by a factor of three and contrast-enhanced to aid visibility.

The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini Spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Sept. 24, 2009. The view was obtained at a distance of approx. 3,7 MKM (such as about 2,3 MMs) from Japetus and at a Sun-Japetus-Spacecraft, or Phase, Angle of 12°".