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Stereo-Hyperion! (from about 176.000 Km)
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Caption NASA originale:"Saturn's moon Hyperion pops into view in this stereo anaglyph (or 3D view) created from Cassini images. Images taken from slightly different viewing angles allow construction of such stereo views, which are helpful in interpreting the moon's irregular shape.
Hyperion's unusual dimensions are 164 by 130 by 107 Km (such as 102 by 81 by 66 miles).
Craters are visible on the moon's surface down to the limit of resolution in this image, about 1 Km (0,6 mile) per pixel. The fresh appearance of most of these craters, combined with their high spatial density, makes Hyperion look something like a sponge. The moon's spongy-looking exterior is an interesting coincidence, as Hyperion's density seems to indicate that it is porous and much of its interior is filled with voids.
Dark material is concentrated in the bottoms of many craters visible here, perhaps resulting from the down slope movement of material, combined with sublimation of brighter ice".
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