Cassini Returns Photos of Hyperion

imipak writes "The Cassini Saturn probe has captured the previously unseen northern polar region of Saturn's moon Hyperion. Its weirdly eroded surface looks like nothing else in the solar system seen so far, demonstrating once again that when it comes to planetary exploration, "expect the unexpected" is more than just glib advice from the Hitch-hiker's Guide!"

Re:Nothing else?

[iamlucky13]

I assume it's intended to more generally portray what everything else looks like, that aged and eroded. Contours and features across the solar system generally tend to be smoothed over by erosion or the settling of debris from subsequent meteor impacts. In contrast, Hyperion show's quite a few sharply defined ridges. By the way, I think the second image is taken in infrared, and the color choices for displaying it are even more confusing.

Re:Wrong moon.

[OverlordQ]

No, it's the 'Right' moon, notice the link text "like nothing else in the solar system", now I'm sure the majority of people might take that to mean "Here's a picture of what other moons look like so you can see the difference", it seems you must have not made that connection.

Re:Wrong moon.

[uberdave]

I'm sure the majority of people might take that to mean "Here's a picture of what other moons look like so you can see the difference", it seems you must have not made that connection.

I must not be in the majority then. I took it to mean: "Here's a picture of something you won't find anywhere else in the solar system".

Re:Many uses!

[Tablizer]

My girlfriend has one of those in the shower, and yells at me when I leave it in the old water

That is because you leave all your grimey toy spaceships in the tub
           

Re:As usual, slashdot editing leaves a bit

[Tablizer]

Um, I realize that typing up an article takes work, but perhaps some thought and energy might be ...

When you have 99.5% of all your submissions rejected, one tends to lose the motivation.