- Iapetus
- Iapetus [ī ā′pə təs, ēā′pə təs]n.a satellite of Saturn having an extreme contrast of low and high reflectiveness on its leading and trailing sides
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Iapetus — may mean: *Iapetus (mythology), a Titan in Greek mythology *Iapetus (moon), one of the planet Saturn s moons *Iapetus Ocean, an ancient ocean between Laurentia and Baltica … Wikipedia
Iapetus — (auch: Japetus, Iapetos) bezeichnet: einen Titanen der griechischen Mythologie, siehe Iapetos (Sohn der Gaia und des Uranos) in der Erdgeschichte einen Ozean im Erdzeitalter des Paläozoikums, siehe Iapetus (Ozean) in der Astronomie den… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Iapetus — puede referirse a: Jápeto (Iapetus), una de las lunas del planeta Saturno. Iapetus, un océano arcaico. Esta página de desambiguación cataloga artículos relacionados con el mismo título. Si llegaste aquí a través de … Wikipedia Español
Iapetus — /uy ap i teuhs, ee ap /, n. 1. Class. Myth. a Titan, son of Uranus and Gaea. 2. Astron. a natural satellite of the planet Saturn. * * * ▪ astronomy outermost of Saturn s major regular moons, extraordinary because of its great contrast in surface … Universalium
Iapetus — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Iapetus peut faire référence à: Iapetus, un océan du Paléozoïque Iapetus, un autre nom du satellite de Saturne: Japet Iapetus est un titan qui apparait… … Wikipédia en Français
Iapetus — I Iapetus, Japetus, ein Mond des Planeten Saturn. II Iapetus, Vorläufer des heutigen Atlantik in der Zeit vom Jungproterozoikum bis zum Silur, vor etwa 900 400 Mio. Ja … Universal-Lexikon
Iapetus Nunatak — (coord|71|36|S|70|15|W|) is an isolated nunatak at the southwest margin of Satellite Snowfield, about midway between the Walton Mountains and Staccato Peaks in southern Alexander Island. Mapped by Directorate of Overseas Surveys from satellite… … Wikipedia
Iapetus (moon) — Infobox Planet name = Iapetus alt names = Saturn VIII adjectives = Iapetian, Japetian caption = Photomosaic of Cassini images taken Dec. 31, 2004, showing the dark Cassini Regio and its border with the bright Roncevaux Terra, several large… … Wikipedia
Iapetus (Mond) — VIII Iapetus Iapetus, aufgenommen von Cassini am 8. September 2007 aus 75.000 km Entfernung Zentralkörper … Deutsch Wikipedia
Iapetus Suture — The Iapetus Suture is one of several major geological faults caused by the collision of several ancient land masses forming a suture. It represents in part the remains of what was once the Iapetus Ocean. Iapetus was the father of Atlas in Greek… … Wikipedia
