The HUGE, almost moon sized crater, could be a leftover from that same collision. It is almost too obvious that the white and grayish areas can be traced into a circle. Something had to force this circle to appear to be blown outwards. The impact is so gigantic and deep that the crater fills in with magma, much like a mare on our own moon.

Another crazy thing about Hyperion which supports this theory, is that it flips and spins wildly. If something huge did hit it in it’s younger stage, it would have to be something so strong that it makes the satellite flip and rotate at the same time.

As for the black bottoms: It only seems to be black on the deeper impacts. There is something, rock or otherwise, darker beneath the thin gray surface???

However, I also like the theory ACW had above of a comet that just had to stop and rest at at Saturn for a few million years.

Whatever it is it’s a facinating place.

Unless the “snowball” analogy is more than just an anology, no? It sure looks like an old, icy & dirty snowball.

My first thought was that it looks remarkably similar to the fist-sized chunk of coral I have on desk.

Either way, I find it wonderful that apparently very different processes can result in such similar looking attributes.

The big pic is GREAT desktop wallpaper. Thanks Phil.

I suppose the physcological impact of the crater is as big as the moon, right?

Very cool curiosity, BA. Thanks.