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Collection:
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NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Collection
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Title:
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Pop-Up Moon (non-stereo version)
Title
Pop-Up Moon (non-stereo version)
Title
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Original Caption Released with Image:
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Hyperion pops into view in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The moon looks a bit like a sponge and has unusual dimensions, 328 by 260 by 214 kilometers (204 by 162 by 132 miles). Craters are visible on the moon's surface down to the limit of resolution in this image, which is about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) per pixel. Like a sponge, 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 visible craters. This may have been caused by the downslope movement of material, combined with ice changing from solid to gaseous state. The image was taken with the narrow angle camera during a distant encounter with Hyperion on June 10, 2005. It was acquired from a distance of about 176,000 kilometers (109,000 miles) using a spectral filter sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths centered at 338 nanometers. A separate, stereo (or 3D) version of the scene is also available (see PIA06244). A movie sequence from this encounter is also available (see PIA06243). The image has been contrast-enhanced to aid visibility. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team is based at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov. For additional images visit the Cassini imaging team homepage http://ciclops.org.
Original_Caption_Rel eased_with_Image
Hyperion pops into view in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The moon looks a bit like a sponge and has unusual dimensions, 328 by 260 by 214 kilometers (204 by 162 by 132 miles). Craters are visible on the moon's surface down to the limit of resolution in this image, which is about 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) per pixel. Like a sponge, 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 visible craters. This may have been caused by the downslope movement of material, combined with ice changing from solid to gaseous state. The image was taken with the narrow angle camera during a distant encounter with Hyperion on June 10, 2005. It was acquired from a distance of about 176,000 kilometers (109,000 miles) using a spectral filter sensitive to ultraviolet wavelengths centered at 338 nanometers. A separate, stereo (or 3D) version of the scene is also available (see PIA06244). A movie sequence from this encounter is also available (see PIA06243). The image has been contrast-enhanced to aid visibility. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging team is based at the Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colo. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov. For additional images visit the Cassini imaging team homepage http://ciclops.org. Original Caption Released with Image
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Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Image_Credit
NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Image Credit
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Produced By:
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Cassini Imaging Team
Produced_By
Cassini Imaging Team
Produced By
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Mission:
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Cassini
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Spacecraft:
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Cassini Orbiter
Spacecraft
Cassini Orbiter
Spacecraft
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Target Name:
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Hyperion
Target_Name
Hyperion
Target Name
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Is a satellite of:
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Saturn
Is_a_satellite_of
Saturn
Is a satellite of
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Instrument:
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Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Instrument
Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle
Instrument
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Product Size:
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762 samples x 762 lines
Product_Size
762 samples x 762 lines
Product Size
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Primary Data Set:
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Cassini
Primary_Data_Set
Cassini
Primary Data Set
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facet_what:
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Moon
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Moon
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facet_what:
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Saturn
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Saturn
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Cassini
facet_what
Cassini
facet_what
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facet_what:
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STEREO
facet_what
STEREO
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Cassini Orbiter
facet_what
Cassini Orbiter
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Huygens Probe
facet_what
Huygens Probe
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Cassini-Huygens
facet_what
Cassini-Huygens
facet_what
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facet_what:
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Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS)
facet_what
Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS)
facet_what
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Saturn
facet_where
Saturn
facet_where
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facet_where:
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California
facet_where
California
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington
facet_where
Washington
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where
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facet_where:
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Washington, D.C.
facet_where
Washington, D.C.
facet_where
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facet_when:
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June 10, 2005
facet_when
June 10, 2005
facet_when
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facet_when_year:
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2005
facet_when_year
2005
facet_when_year
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Image #:
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PIA06245
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UID:
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SPD-PHOTJ-PIA06245
UID
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA06245
UID
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orignial url:
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orignial_url
orignial url
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