2023 February 26 - Saturn's Iapetus: Moon with a Strange Surface
Channel: APOD Podcast
Date: 2023-02-26

In today's image, we see one of the moons of Saturn known as Iapetus. This moon has some interesting structures giving it a passing resemblance to perhaps a walnut. In addition, it has two distinct sides - one bright white and icy and the other very dark and sooty. 

This YouTube channel is an authorized New Media Mirror Site for APOD. You can access the image and website directly at: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230226.html.

I also provide lecture videos to accompany the free OpenStax Astronomy textbook (https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy/) on another channel. They are avilable here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMahwAGxKuWldeQ_qaIj8c0i7qbfyfLj4 or through this channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLXFGlTeF86MsI1HqBcuqKQ

Note: All commentary is created by me and is not necessarily approved or sanctioned by APOD or NASA.