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Saturn's Spongy Hyperion Tumbles Into View

Hyperion
Published: September 27, 2005

NASA's Cassini spacecraft's close swing by Saturn's spongy-looking moon Hyperion is providing breathtaking views of the tumbling moon. Raw images from the Sept. 26 flyby are now available.

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