Random Astronomy Pictures OTD on Nostr: APOD from 2008-06-24 Ithaca Chasma: The Great Rift on #Saturn's Tethys The origin of ...
APOD from 2008-06-24
Ithaca Chasma: The Great Rift on #Saturn's Tethys
The origin of Tethys' Great Rift, or Ithaca Chasma, is uncertain. Spanning 2,000 km and up to 100 km wide, it may have formed from crustal cooling or a link to the Odysseus crater. Cassini captured this image and continues its Saturn mission.
HD image at
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080624.html 
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