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Moon of Saturn
Iapetus (/aɪˈæpətəs/) is the outermost of Saturn's large moons. With an estimated diameter of 1,469 km (913 mi), it is the third-largest moon of Saturn
Iapetus_(moon)
Terrain feature on Saturn's third-largest moon
Iapetus, Saturn's third-largest moon, has a 20 kilometer (12 mi) tall equatorial ridge. The ridge runs along most of Iapetus's equator, and is the third
Equatorial_ridge_on_Iapetus
Natural satellites of the planet Saturn
the confirmed moons are regular satellites; they have prograde orbits not greatly inclined to Saturn's equatorial plane (except Iapetus, which has a prograde
Moons_of_Saturn
Mountain range on Iapetus moom
segments of the enigmatic equatorial ridge on Iapetus, Saturn's third largest moon. It is located at the moon's equator, running almost exactly along it for
Carcassone_Montes
1968 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke
alone, slowly approaching Iapetus. During his approach, he gradually notices a small black spot on the surface of Iapetus, and later finds it identical
2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(novel)
Mountain on Iapetus
that make up the equatorial ridge on Iapetus, the third-largest moon of Saturn. It is located exactly on the moon's equator. Cordova Mons is also one of
Cordova_Mons
000 Proper Names, Dodd, Mead & Co., New York Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maps of Iapetus. USGS: Iapetus nomenclature JPL: Iapetus Global Maps
List of geological features on Iapetus
List_of_geological_features_on_Iapetus
Satellite that orbits a natural satellite
impact on Iapetus could have produced a subsatellite; as Saturn despun Iapetus, the subsatellite's orbit would then decay until it crossed Iapetus' Roche
Subsatellite
Crater on Iapetus
on Saturn's moon Iapetus in Saragossa Terra. It partially obscures the slightly smaller crater Gerin. List of geological features on Iapetus "Engelier"
Engelier
Hypothetical moon of Saturn
similar in size and mass to Iapetus, with a similar water-ice composition, and to have orbited somewhere between Iapetus and Titan. Its orbit around Saturn
Chrysalis_(hypothetical_moon)
Largest crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus
the 13th-largest crater on Iapetus. Landslide in Malun crater Cassini Regio List of geological features on Iapetus "Iapetus: Turgis". Gazetteer of Planetary
Turgis_(crater)
Astronomical body that orbits a planet
unstable. Potential exceptions include large moons on wide orbits, including Titan, Iapetus, Callisto, and the Moon. However, other sources of dynamical instability
Natural_satellite
Regio on Iapetus
covers the leading half of Saturn's moon Iapetus. It is named after Giovanni Cassini, the discoverer of Iapetus; 'Regio' is a term used in planetary
Cassini_Regio
Second-largest moon of Saturn
four moons he discovered (Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus) Sidera Lodoicea (the stars of Louis) to honor King Louis XIV. Rhea was the second moon of Saturn
Rhea_(moon)
1959 novel by Donald A. Wollheim
Plutonian ship, which flees. At Saturn they find the Sun-tap station on Iapetus and, wary of booby traps, drop an H-bomb on it. At Uranus the Sun-tap station
The Secret of the Ninth Planet
The_Secret_of_the_Ninth_Planet
Region of Iapetus
reflective side of Saturn's moon Iapetus. The southern half of this side is named Saragossa Terra. The other half of Iapetus, named Cassini Regio, is extremely
Roncevaux_Terra
Crater on Iapetus
crater near the north pole of Iapetus, a moon of the planet Saturn. It lies inside one of the bright areas on Iapetus called Roncevaux Terra. Images
Roland_(crater)
Moon of Saturn
orbital motion of the next major moon inward, Iapetus. Inwardly migrating ring material would thus strike Iapetus's leading hemisphere, contributing to
Phoebe_(moon)
1994 novel by Jack McDevitt
life beyond Earth when they discovered a statue of a bipedal alien on Iapetus, a moon of Saturn. After developing faster-than-light travel, humans quickly
The_Engines_of_God
Largest moon of Saturn
giant impacts, which would go on to form Titan. Saturn's mid-sized moons, such as Iapetus and Rhea, were formed from the debris of these collisions. Such
Titan_(moon)
Planetary-mass bodies that are also natural satellites
describe it. Giovanni Cassini, in announcing his discovery of Saturn's moons Iapetus and Rhea in 1671 and 1672, described them as Nouvelles Planetes autour
Planetary-mass_moon
Moon of Saturn
Dione, another moon of Saturn. He had also discovered two moons, Rhea and Iapetus earlier, in 1671–72. Cassini observed all of these moons using a large
Tethys_(moon)
1986 novel by Grant Callin
Things are shaken up when SpaceHome discovers an alien object on Saturn's moon Iapetus. SpaceHome University's sole archeologist, Dr. Kurious Whitedimple (who
Saturnalia_(Callin_novel)
Large crater on Iapetus
Astronomical Union (IAU) on 16 August 2013. List of geological features on Iapetus Map of Iapetus "Abisme". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology
Abisme
Topics referred to by the same term
Greek mythology. Iapetus /aɪˈæpɪtəs/ or Japetus, may also refer to: Iapetus (moon) (also 'Japetus'), one of the planet Saturn's moons, named for the mythological
Iapetus_(disambiguation)
Short story by Poul Anderson
confused with the real one when a team begins the exploration of Iapetus, one of Saturn's moons. "The Saturn Game" won the 1981 Nebula Award for Best Novella
The_Saturn_Game
(moon of Saturn) Mamaldi 480 km (300 mi) 1,530 km 31% Tirawa 360 km (220 mi) 24% Titan (moon of Saturn) Menrva 392 km (244 mi) 5,150 km 7.5% Iapetus (moon
List of largest craters in the Solar System
List_of_largest_craters_in_the_Solar_System
Impact crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus
Iapetus "Global View of Iapetus' Dichotomy". NASA Solar System Exploration. Retrieved 4 May 2020. "Planetary Names: Crater, craters: Gerin on Iapetus"
Gerin_(crater)
Moon of Saturn
much darker) that got past Iapetus. Hyperion is redder than Phoebe and closely matches the color of the dark material on Iapetus. Hyperion has a porosity
Hyperion_(moon)
Feature on Iapetus
given to the southern part of the highly reflective half of Saturn's moon Iapetus. It is bordered on the north by Roncevaux Terra, and on both the east
Saragossa_Terra
Pre-Olympian gods in Greek mythology
Cronus and Rhea. The other two Titans, Iapetus and Crius, married with familiars who were not their sisters. Iapetus married his niece Clymene, the daughter
Titans
Topics referred to by the same term
Charlemagne, a street of Paris Charlemagne, a 95km crater on Saturn's moon Iapetus (moon) French ship Charlemagne, ships called Charlemagne French battleship
Charlemagne_(disambiguation)
Crater located on Iapetus
Saturn's outermost major moon Iapetus. Informally given the provisional designation of basin IV early in the study of Iapetus's topography, the name Falsaron
Falsaron_(crater)
Ridges near equators
Saturn's moons host equatorial ridges: the large moon Iapetus and the tiny moons Atlas and Pan. They are ridges that closely follow the moons' equators
Equatorial_ridge
(moon of Neptune) Pluto (dwarf planet) Titania (moon of Uranus) Rhea (moon of Saturn) Oberon (moon of Uranus) Iapetus (moon of Saturn) Charon (moon of
Discovery and exploration of the Solar System
Discovery_and_exploration_of_the_Solar_System
Innermost Galilean moon of Jupiter
innermost and second smallest of the four Galilean moons of Jupiter. Slightly larger than Earth's Moon, Io is the fourth-largest natural satellite in the
Io_(moon)
Solar god in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Hyperion_(Titan)
Largest moon of Neptune
Triton is the largest natural satellite of the planet Neptune. It is the only moon of Neptune massive enough to be rounded under its own gravity and hosts a
Triton_(moon)
Largest natural satellite of Pluto
observations by the New Horizons mission. This is in contrast to Iapetus, a Saturnian moon similar in size to Charon but with a pronounced oblateness dating
Charon_(moon)
1993 novel by David Weber
ships, all in preparation for their final blow: hurling the entire moon of Iapetus down the gravity well of Sol at high speed, and aimed directly at Earth
The_Armageddon_Inheritance
Moon of Saturn
exceptionally dark with an albedo of roughly 0.15, comparable to the dark side of Iapetus. This might be due to either darker meteoric material making up the dust
Aegaeon_(moon)
Moon of Saturn
Epimetheus, the brother of Prometheus and son of Iapetus Epimetheus occupies essentially the same orbit as the moon Janus. Astronomers originally assumed that
Epimetheus_(moon)
Moon of Saturn
system. Giovanni Domenico Cassini named the four moons he discovered (Tethys, Dione, Rhea, and Iapetus) Sidera Lodoicea ("the stars of Louis") to honor
Dione_(moon)
Captured satellite following an irregular orbit
moons of Saturn (with Titan, Hyperion, and Iapetus for comparison). Data as of 2023. 9 irregular moons of Uranus. Data as of 2021. 6 irregular moons of
Irregular_moon
Larger of the two moons of Mars
of the two natural satellites of Mars, the other being Deimos. The two moons were discovered in 1877 by American astronomer Asaph Hall. Phobos is named
Phobos_(moon)
2014 Swedish film
Scientific American. Retrieved November 16, 2016. "Gallery / 'Iapetus Ridge - (Iapetus, moon of Saturn)' {9th scene image and description}". "Wanderers"
Wanderers_(2014_film)
The naming of moons has been the responsibility of the International Astronomical Union's committee for Planetary System Nomenclature since 1973. That
Naming_of_moons
Moon of Uranus
would occur predominately on the leading hemisphere, similar to Saturn's moon Iapetus. Two primary classes of geological features dominate Oberon's surface:
Oberon_(moon)
or moons. At least 19 of them are large enough to be gravitationally rounded; of these, all are covered by a crust of ice except for Earth's Moon and
List_of_natural_satellites
C.; Turtle, E. P.; McEwen, A.; Porco, C. C. (2008). "The topography of Iapetus' leading side" (PDF). Icarus. 193 (2): 359–371. Bibcode:2008Icar..193.
List of tallest mountains in the Solar System
List_of_tallest_mountains_in_the_Solar_System
Moon of Saturn
Pan is the innermost named moon of Saturn. It is approximately 35 kilometres (22 mi) across and 23 km (14 mi) wide and orbits within the Encke Gap in Saturn's
Pan_(moon)
Goddess of sight in Greek mythology
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Theia
State of balance between external forces on a fluid and internal pressure gradient
forces from its moon Weywot. If so, this would resemble the situation of Iapetus, which is too oblate for its current spin. Iapetus is generally still
Hydrostatic_equilibrium
Mathematician and astronomer (1625–1712)
satellites of Saturn: Iapetus and Rhea in 1671 and 1672, and Tethys and Dione (1684). Cassini was the first to observe these four moons, which he called Sidera
Giovanni_Domenico_Cassini
of Phoebe to that of Iapetus over the age of the Solar System. The material would thus strike the leading hemisphere of Iapetus. Infall of this material
Rings_of_Saturn
Greek goddess of magic and transitions
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Hecate
Moon of Saturn
is derived from the discoverer of Mimas, William Herschel, in 1789. The moon's presence has created one of the largest 'gaps' in Saturn's ring, named the
Mimas
Trojan moon of Saturn
asteroids, and are half of the four presently known trojan moons. Like many other small Saturnian moons and small asteroids, Calypso is irregularly shaped, has
Calypso_(moon)
Greek goddess identified with Diana
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Phoebe_(Titaness)
Ancient Greek goddess of the Moon
by Iapetus of Atlas, Menoetius, Prometheus, and Epimetheus, while according to Apollodorus, 1.2.3, another Oceanid, Asia was their mother by Iapetus. According
Selene
Moon of Saturn
Ymir, or Saturn XIX, is the second-largest retrograde irregular moon of Saturn. It was discovered by Brett J. Gladman, et al. in 2000, and given the temporary
Ymir_(moon)
Small planetary-mass object
from its moon Weywot. If so, this would resemble the situation of Saturn's moon Iapetus, which is too oblate for its current spin. Iapetus is generally
Dwarf_planet
Type of landslide
found on other bodies in the Solar System, including the Moon, Mars, Venus, Io, Callisto, Iapetus, and Phobos. Sturzstroms may be triggered, similarly to
Sturzstrom
Depictions of the planet
and the Rings of Saturn by Isaac Asimov are both set partially on Mimas. Iapetus is the site of an alien artefact in Arthur C. Clarke's 1968 novel 2001:
Saturn_in_fiction
Small natural satellite orbiting a planet
A moonlet, minor moon, minor natural satellite, or minor satellite is a particularly small natural satellite orbiting a planet, dwarf planet, or minor
Moonlet
from its moon Weywot. If so, this would resemble the situation of Saturn's moon Iapetus, which is too oblate for its current spin. Iapetus is generally
List of possible dwarf planets
List_of_possible_dwarf_planets
Topics referred to by the same term
the city in France Carcassone Montes, a mountain range on Iapetus, the third largest moon of planet Saturn. Carcassonne (board game), a board game by
Carcassonne_(disambiguation)
Moon of Saturn
similar orbital elements. This moon's eccentric orbit takes it closer than 1.5 million km (0.93 million mi) to Iapetus several times per millennium. "MPEC
S/2019_S_1
Planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
other round moons, which are ice-rock (e.g. Ganymede, Callisto, Titan, and Triton) or even almost pure (at least 99%) ice (Tethys and Iapetus). Some of
Terrestrial_planet
Polydeuces) Rhea Rings of Rhea (largely disproven) Titan Hyperion Iapetus Phoebe Shepherd moons Saturn-crossing minor planets Uranus Rings of Uranus Complete
List_of_Solar_System_objects
Moon of Saturn
Its rotation period is 38.79±0.25 hours, the slowest among the retrograde moons measured by Cassini–Huygens and the second-slowest after Tarqeq. Having
Thrymr_(moon)
Situation in which an astronomical object's orbital period matches its rotational period
Saturn system, where Hyperion is not tidally locked, whereas the larger Iapetus, which orbits at a greater distance, is. However, this is not clear cut
Tidal_locking
Thе history of discovering planets and moons
permanent schemes), and the discoverer(s) listed. Historically the naming of moons did not always match the times of their discovery. Traditionally, the discoverer
Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons
Timeline_of_discovery_of_Solar_System_planets_and_their_moons
Circular depression in a solid astronomical body formed by the impact of a smaller object
diameter Hertzsprung – Moon – Diameter: 590 km Turgis – Iapetus – Diameter: 580 km Apollo – Moon – Diameter: 540 km Engelier – Iapetus – Diameter: 504 km
Impact_crater
Ringed dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
spun down due to tidal forces from its moon Weywot. This would resemble the situation of Saturn's moon Iapetus, which is too oblate for its current rotation
Quaoar
Stony main-belt asteroid
moons: Titan Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas Uranus Rings 29 moons: Titania Oberon Umbriel Ariel Miranda Neptune Rings 16 moons: Triton Minor planets
3_Juno
Fictional spacecraft
Saturn and its moon Iapetus. (In the filmed telling, the destination remains Jupiter.) After investigating alien artifacts at Saturn and Iapetus, the preliminary
Discovery (Space Odyssey spaceship)
Discovery_(Space_Odyssey_spaceship)
Moon of Saturn
moons". Icarus. 199 (2): 378–386. Bibcode:2009Icar..199..378H. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2008.11.001. ISSN 0019-1035. "PIA06105: Cassini Uncovers New Moon"
Methone_(moon)
American physicist
meteoritic bombardment of Saturn's moon Phoebe might orbit the planet until colliding with Saturn's moon Iapetus and be responsible for the unique dark-bright
Steven_Soter
Mission to Saturn (1997–2017)
destinations (ordered largest to smallest but not to scale) Titan Earth's Moon Rhea Iapetus Dione Tethys Enceladus Mimas Hyperion Phoebe Janus Epimetheus Prometheus
Cassini–Huygens
List of geological features on Hyperion List of geological features on Iapetus List of geological features on Phoebe List of geological features on Puck
Lists of geological features of the Solar System
Lists_of_geological_features_of_the_Solar_System
Large, round non-stellar astronomical object
do comets. The large moons are generally not very inclined to their parent planets' equators, but Earth's Moon, Saturn's Iapetus, and Neptune's Triton
Planet
Book by Willy Ley
the Moon. Arthur C. Clarke was also an admirer of The Conquest of Space; in his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, Clarke refers to Saturn's moon Iapetus as
The_Conquest_of_Space
Moon of Saturn
/ɛriˈæpəs/, also known as Saturn XXVIII, is one of the mid-sized irregular moons of Saturn. It was discovered by Brett Gladman, John J. Kavelaars and colleagues
Erriapus
Natural satellite orbiting Saturn
diameter of Earth's Moon. It ranks sixth in both mass and size among the satellites of Saturn, after Titan (5,150 km), Rhea (1,530 km), Iapetus (1,440 km), Dione
Enceladus
Trojan moon of Saturn
relationship was first identified by Seidelmann et al. in 1981. Another moon, Calypso, resides in the other (trailing) Lagrangian point of Tethys, 60
Telesto_(moon)
Overview of and topical guide to the Solar System
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus Rings of Saturn Shepherd moons Magnetosphere of Saturn Uranus ⛢ Moons of Uranus Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania
Outline_of_the_Solar_System
Moon of Saturn
minima at others. Having a similar gray color and orbit as Thrymr, the two moons may be members of the same dynamical family. Its name was announced in its
Suttungr_(moon)
Trojan moon of Saturn
Polydeuces /ˌpɒlɪˈdjuːsiːz/, also designated Saturn XXXIV, is a small trojan moon of Saturn occupying the trailing L5 Lagrange point of Dione. It was discovered
Polydeuces_(moon)
Satellite of Saturn
natural satellite of the planet Saturn. Skathi is one of Saturn's irregular moons, in its Norse group of satellites. It was discovered on September 23, 2000
Skathi_(moon)
Moon of Saturn
inclination being appreciably different, but it is not known whether the moons are closely related to each other. It was named in April 2007 after Hyrrokkin
Hyrrokkin_(moon)
Topics referred to by the same term
Jacquescassini, another asteroid Cassini Regio, the dark region of the moon Iapetus Cassini, South Australia Cassini oval, a mathematical curve described
Cassini
Cassini Equinox Mission: Hyperion". "JPL (ca. 2008) Cassini Equinox Mission: Iapetus". Archived from the original on 2015-03-26. Retrieved 2010-05-26. Harrison
List of adjectivals and demonyms of astronomical bodies
List_of_adjectivals_and_demonyms_of_astronomical_bodies
Short story by Arthur C. Clarke
drafts of the 2001 novel placed the Star Gate on Jupiter's moon Jupiter V instead of Iapetus as in the final version, revealing that Jupiter V had been
Jupiter_Five
Mysterious Moon Iapetus" Archived 2015-10-04 at the Wayback Machine, NASA, 16 October 2008 (accessed 2010-11-11) JPL, Cassini Solstice Mission, "Iapetus" Archived
List_of_Solar_System_extremes
When moons of Saturn pass before the Sun
and 1–2' (Iapetus). Iapetus is Saturn's third largest moon, but is too far away to completely eclipse the Sun. Janus, a very close moon to Saturn, has
Solar_eclipses_on_Saturn
Sixth planet from the Sun
time. Huygens discovered Saturn's moon Titan. Giovanni Domenico Cassini later discovered four other moons: Iapetus, Rhea, Tethys, and Dione. In 1675,
Saturn
Planets visible to the naked eye
(the seven luminaries). They are from brightest to dimmest: the Sun, the Moon, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury, Mars and Saturn. Greek astronomers such as Geminus
Classical_planet
dwarf planet, or moon). Currently, cold surface bodies of liquid are found on two worlds in the Solar System, Earth and Saturn's moon Titan. Earth is the
List of largest lakes and seas in the Solar System
List_of_largest_lakes_and_seas_in_the_Solar_System
penultimate book of The Heroes of Olympus. He speaks with his brother Iapetus, who he does not realize has abandoned the Titans and is now aiding and
Titans_in_popular_culture
IAPETUS MOON
IAPETUS MOON
Boy/Male
Greek
A Titan.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Poornendu | பூரà¯à®£à¯‡à®¨à¯à®¤à¯
Full Moon
Poornendu | பூரà¯à®£à¯‡à®¨à¯à®¤à¯
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
A Midsummer Night's Dream' Starveling, a tailor, acts as Moonshine in the play within the play.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Pakeran | பாகேராந
The Moon and the star
Pakeran | பாகேராந
Boy/Male
Tamil
Symbolizing the phases of Moon
Girl/Female
Australian, Finnish
Plenty; Moon
Girl/Female
Hindu
The Moon
Girl/Female
Tamil
The Moon
Boy/Male
Tamil
Moon (Lord of night
Boy/Male
Tamil
Phoolendu | பூலேஂதà¯
Full Moon
Phoolendu | பூலேஂதà¯
Girl/Female
Tamil
Falguni | ப஼ாலà¯à®•à¯à®¨à¯€, ப஼ாலà¯à®•à¯à®¨à¯€
The day of the full Moon in the Hindu month of Phaalgun which falls between february and march, Born in Falgun
Falguni | ப஼ாலà¯à®•à¯à®¨à¯€, ப஼ாலà¯à®•à¯à®¨à¯€
Girl/Female
Tamil
Himarashmi | ஹிமாஂரஷà¯à®®à¯€
Cold rayed Moon
Himarashmi | ஹிமாஂரஷà¯à®®à¯€
Boy/Male
Tamil
Poorvans | பூரà¯à®µà®‚ஸ
The Moon
Poorvans | பூரà¯à®µà®‚ஸ
Boy/Male
Tamil
Full Moon
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nishikanta | நிஷாகாஂத , நிஷிகாஂத
Husband of night (Moon)
Nishikanta | நிஷாகாஂத , நிஷிகாஂத
Girl/Female
Tamil
Hope, Moonlight
Boy/Male
Tamil
Nishinath | நிஷிநாத
Lord of night (Moon) nishipati, Nishipal
Nishinath | நிஷிநாத
Boy/Male
Tamil
Poornachandra | பூரà¯à®¨à®¾à®šà®‚தà¯à®°à®¾Â
Full Moon
Poornachandra | பூரà¯à®¨à®¾à®šà®‚தà¯à®°à®¾Â
Female
Egyptian
, she who is on the hill.
Boy/Male
Tamil
The Moon, Produced in a fortnight.half a month
IAPETUS MOON
IAPETUS MOON
Girl/Female
British, English, Russian, Turkish
The Sun of the People Nation
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : Anglicized form of French Giles. This is believed to be a Huguenot name.
Boy/Male
Tamil
One with auspicious marks
Boy/Male
Muslim
Little battle, Companion
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Living Being; One who Gives Life
Female
French
Diminutive form of French Lucie ("light"), LUCETTE means "little light."Â
Boy/Male
Sikh
Lamp, Region of elegance, Ease (1)
Boy/Male
Hindu
Earth
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Splendid; Glittering
Female
Italian
Elaborated form of Italian Caprice, CAPRICIA means "impulsive; ruled by whim."Â
IAPETUS MOON
IAPETUS MOON
IAPETUS MOON
IAPETUS MOON
IAPETUS MOON
n.
A rush or impetus; force.
n.
A large, extinct bird (Didus ineptus), formerly inhabiting the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings, like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; -- called also dronte. It was related to the pigeons.
n.
The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture preyed upon his liver.
n.
The aititude through which a heavy body must fall to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is discharged from a piece.
n.
The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.
a.
Moonlight.
n.
Fig.: Impulse; incentive; vigor; force.
n.
An area in the pigmented layer of the choroid coat of the eye in many animals, which has an iridescent or metallic luster and helps to make the eye visible in the dark. Sometimes applied to the whole layer of pigmented epithelium of the choroid.
a.
Moonlight.
pl.
of Tapeti
v.
Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
a.
Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.
a.
Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the moon; lunatic.
n.
A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its weight and its motion; the force with which any body is driven or impelled; momentum.
a.
Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus; furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an impetuous torrent.
a.
Produced by the supposed influence of the moon.
a.
See Moonstruck.
a.
Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a human being; made unsuitable for food, as fishes, by such supposed influence.
n.
A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist.
a.
Of or pertaining to the moon.