Astronomy - Hyperion - English Roundhand

"I've added Hyperion to my series simply because of the 191 moons currently known in our solar system, Hyperion is visually in my top 5 favorites. Discovered in 1848, Hyperion is one of Saturn's 62 (so far) moons. The first non-round moon to be discovered, Hyperion is the largest of Saturn's irregularly-shaped moons. Its size is 255 x 163 miles. Hyperion is thought to be the remnant of a larger moon destroyed in a collision. Its sponge-like appearance is unexplained. Its density is extremely low, almost that of a ball of rubble, possibly glued together with water ice. Hyperion's rotation is tumbling and unpredictably chaotic.

The calligraphy is in late-period Roundhand. I've been wanting to play with some flourishing, and Hyperion's chaotic rotation provided an excuse for the elaborate, over-the-top Dutch-style flourishing."

~2019, Don Marsh~
©2019 Don Marsh