It covers the moon's leading hemisphere - the side that faces forward as it moves in its orbit - which suggests that the black material has been swept up from space as the moon moves around Saturn.

土卫八较暗的一面实在是非常的黑暗，它覆盖着土卫八正对公转的半球被认为在绕土星公转时被宇宙空间扫除了一些黑色的物质，所以它只是表面的一层不足一米的薄层。

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