Iapetus: A Moon, A Mystery

"Half of Iapetus appears as dark as asphalt and the other half as bright as snow," begins narrative by Arthur C Clarke in video describing unusual Saturn moon. Iapetus discovered by Giovanni Cassini in 1671, is best known for its two tone coloration and huge equatorial ridge that extends halfway around it. The ridge would dwarf Earth's Mt. Everest at almost twice the height. The Saturn moon is compared to a walnut with similar indentation above ridge. Clarke makes a seemingly prophetic comparison (at 5:50 mark) of anomaly on Iapetus to his book, 2001: A Space Odyssey.

A 2008 post, "Alien Monolith Found On Saturn's Moon Iapetus," provides description of fascinating, esoteric relationship that pairs Clarke with the monolith on Iapetus:

"Author of the 1968 '2001: A Space Odyssey', Arthur C. Clarke, writes about Iapetus. In the final chapters of the book, astronaut Dave Bowman finds an enigmatic alien monolith waiting for him on the surface of Iapetus.

Did Arthur C. Clarke have access to secret knowledge? It is speculated that some of Hollywood's best writers, including George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have been privy to accessing secretive occult knowledge. In other words: not all of their ideas are original. It is interesting that Arthur C. Clarke wrote about an alien monolith on Saturn's Moon Iapetus, at a time in the 1960's when NASA knew very little about this moon. Then, in 2004 it is discovered an incredible mountain ridge encompasses nearly the entire planet - in what is likely the most bizarre formation in the solar system. What is inside the equilateral ridge? Does an alien monolith await us?"

Iapetus will continue to fascinate for years to come. Please check out prior post on Iapetus that asks if the Saturn moon is artificial? Is there a monolith on artificial satellite called Iapetus?

iapetus: is saturn moon artificial?

Is Iapetus an artificial moon? Saturn's third largest moon orbits at a much greater distance 2,213,000 miles than the planet's other large moons, Titan and Rhea. Richard C Hoagland examines unusual and baffling physical characteristics of Iapetus in a 2005 article, "Moon With a View: Or, What Did Arthur Know...and When Did He Know It?". The rings of Saturn would be clearly visible from Iapetus, appearing about four times the size of our moon in its sky. The Moons of Saturn are named after Titans of Greek Mythology. Iapetus, whose parents were Uranus (Heaven) and Gaia (Earth), is considered a Titan of mortal life and father of Prometheus and Atlas. Prometheus is the creator of mankind.

Hoagland cannot get past 12 mile high and 12 mile wide ridge rising above surface and spanning over 800 miles. The huge ridge and mountains at the moon's equator give Iapetus an appearance of a walnut. One side of the moon is ten times brighter than the other and some suggest it was done intentionally to bring attention to the satellite. An elliptical shape to the regions makes the moon look much like a ying and yang symbol. There are also pictures of apparent ruins on the surface.

In Part Two, Hoagland observes Iapetus craters are hexagon-shaped that suggest they are manufactured artifacts. Hoagland believes the moon to be modular in design and built by adding units to each layer or shell. Yes, the hexagons fit a tetrahedral pattern!

Hoagland makes good case for evidence of artificial construction of Saturn moon. Iapetus does resemble the Star Wars Death Star and pictures are placed in juxtaposition in Part Three. There is another questionable "natural satellite" in our Solar System far beyond Phobos, which orbits Mars. You have to read article for the Arthur C. Clarke connection. It's a must read!