19-09-2017 16:38 - edited 19-09-2017 16:53
19-09-2017 16:38 - edited 19-09-2017 16:53
Hey everyone,
Sad news from the end of last week! The Cassini probe which has been orbiting Saturn for the past 13 years finally ran out of fuel and was crashed into the planets atmosphere to avoid contaminating it's moons. The Cassini mission was a fantastic success with a massive amount of data collected from Saturn and her various moons with Enceladus, an icy moon which spews material into space from massive cracks in it's surface and Titan which is the only moon in the Solar system with a thick atmosphere and stable liquids on it's surface.
Cassini dropped to Huygens probe down to Ttian to sample the atmosphere surface of the moon and dipped in and out of Saturn's rings as part of the "Grand Finale" stage of it's mission.
There's a ton of interesting info on Cassini which you can read here. I've also dropped a couple of my favourite pictures captured by the probe below.
R.I.P Cassini!!
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on 19-09-2017 16:43 - last edited on 19-09-2017 16:53 by Martin-O2
Brilliant pictures taken and what a fantastic successful mission. Sounds like Titan would be a good holiday destination. ...😉
on 19-09-2017 16:54
on 19-09-2017 16:54
@jonsie Yes they did amazingly well with this!
Haha I'd bring a jumper it gets a bit chilly on Titan!
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on 19-09-2017 17:21
on 19-09-2017 17:21
Excellent mission. Beautiful pictures. It did a wonderful job for 13 years. Hard to comprehend the scope of it all really...
Veritas Numquam Perit
on 19-09-2017 18:32
on 19-09-2017 18:32
I think the fact they were able to extend the mission several times is a testament to the incredible engineering that went into the project. Amazing work!
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on 19-09-2017 19:34
I've been interested in space exploration since being a kid
Superb pics
on 19-09-2017 19:47
on 20-09-2017 09:12
on 20-09-2017 09:12
That's a great image @Anonymous!
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on 20-09-2017 19:49
@Martin-O2 wrote:That's a great image @Anonymous!
Hi @Martin-O2 ... it is my favourite from the link you posted
on 21-09-2017 14:55
on 21-09-2017 14:55
The think those plumes come from an ocean under the ice on Enceladus. I can only imagine what lurking down there!
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