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The black-and-white surface of Saturn’s moon Iapetus has puzzled scientists for centuries. Now, astronomers can explain how the bright white Iapetian surface is darkened. Dark, dusty dandruff shed by another Saturnian moon, Phoebe, splatters Iapetus’ forward face. Here, a false-color image from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft illustrates Iapetus’ strange surface patterns. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

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