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Saturn eclipsing the sun (Cassini)

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Saturn eclipsing the sun (Cassini). Saturn rings in detail (Cassini). Rings are icy, thin, and composed of small particles. Saturn ’ s hexagonal pattern at north pole. Smaller objects: Greeks and Trojans. ASTEROIDS (Itokawa) – biggest rubble heap. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Saturn eclipsing the sun (Cassini)

Saturn eclipsing the sun (Cassini)

Page 2: Saturn eclipsing the sun (Cassini)

Saturn rings in detail (Cassini)

Rings are icy, thin, and composed of small particles

Page 3: Saturn eclipsing the sun (Cassini)

Saturn’s hexagonal pattern at north pole

Page 4: Saturn eclipsing the sun (Cassini)

Smaller objects: Greeks and Trojans

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ASTEROIDS (Itokawa) – biggest rubble heap

Japanese Hayabusa mission landed in 2005; sample capsule landed at Woomera, South Australia, on June 13; it is unclear if any samples were returned.

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South Pole-Aitken Basinn (Moon)

Topo

Aitken CraterAitken Crater

South Pole

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Martian dichotomy (in elevation)

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Mars: North Pole (impact basin?)

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Mars: Mount Olympus