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ID: 7031564
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/7031564
 
Record Type: administrative
Hierarchy of Iapetus (moon)  Iapetus (moon)

Note: Iapetus is one of Saturn's strangest moons, as half is dark and half is light. The dark half faces forward as it moves in its nearly circular, inclined orbit. When Cassini first observed Iapetus in 1671, he was only able to see the bright side of the moon.

Names:
Iapetus (preferred,C,V,display)

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of Extraterrestrial Places (facet)    Extraterrestrial Places (facet)
Hierarchy of Milky Way Galaxy (galaxy)  ....  Milky Way Galaxy (galaxy) (P)
Hierarchy of Solar System (planetary system)  ........  Solar System (planetary system) (P)
Hierarchy of Saturn (planet)  ............  Saturn (planet) (P)
Hierarchy of Iapetus (moon)  ................  Iapetus (moon) (P)

Place Types:
moon (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Iapetus..........  [VP Preferred]
.................  NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration [online] (2006-) "Saturn: Moons." accessed 29 November 2006
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration [online] (2006-) "Saturn: Moons." accessed 29 November 2006
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]
..........  NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration [online] (2006-) "Saturn: Moons." accessed 29 November 2006

 

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