Iapetus Comparison Table

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Iapetus comparison table

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natural satellite satellite Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).

Iapetus Saturn natural satellite 850±100 km e = 0.028 inclination 14°.7 to Saturn's orbital plane The ninth satellite of Saturn. It has the most extreme variation in albedo of any satellite in the solar system (0.04 for the leading side, 0.28 for the trailing side). Discovered by Cassini in 1671. 79^d7^h55^m

Subject	is part of	is a kind of	is an instance of	has radiu	has eccetricity	has inclination	has definition	has period
natural satellite		satellite					Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon).
Iapetus	Saturn		natural satellite	850±100 km	e = 0.028	inclination 14°.7 to Saturn's orbital plane	The ninth satellite of Saturn. It has the most extreme variation in albedo of any satellite in the solar system (0.04 for the leading side, 0.28 for the trailing side). Discovered by Cassini in 1671.	79^d7^h55^m

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