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NASA Cassini Image: Dim Duo – Janus and Epimetheus at High Phase

This close pairing of Janus and Epimetheus shows the two moons at “high phase,” meaning that only a thin sliver of sunlit terrain is visible on each moon. Portions of each are also lit feebly by ...
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The Janus/Epimetheus Ring (IMAGE)

A new diffuse ring, coincident with the orbits of Saturn's moons Janus and Epimetheus, has been revealed in ultra-high phase angle views from Cassini. The new ring is visible in this image (marked by ...
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NASA Cassini Image: Epimetheus and Janus – Switcharoo Moons

Outside the soft edge of Cassini’s F ring, Epimetheus and Janus negotiate their nearly-shared orbit. The two moons’ orbits are typically about 50 kilometers (30 miles) apart, and the moons actually ...
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Cassini captures swiss-cheese look of Saturn moon

An image of Saturn's small moon, Epimetheus (epp-ee-MEE-thee-uss), was captured by the Cassini spacecraft in the closest view ever taken of the pockmarked body. Epimetheus is irregularly shaped and ...