Lapetus' Equitorial Ridge

Lapetus' Equitorial Ridge

Saturn's moon Iapetus was discovered in 2007 to have a unique equatorial ridge that has peaks up to 8 mi (13 km) high and only exists in the dark region of the moon. There is no definitive explanation for how it formed.

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