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Thread: Cassini–Huygens (Cassini: Saturn orbiter, Huygens: Titan lander)

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    Farewell Cassini - The Planetary Post with Robert Picardo

    Published on Aug 31, 2017

    Bill Nye celebrates the total solar eclipse of 2017 at Homestead National Monument as part of our partnership with the U.S. National Parks and Picardo has a very special goodbye song for the Cassini Mission.

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    Cassini-Huygens: Historical venture

    Published on Sep 4, 2017

    Cassini-Huygens was launched on 15 October 1997 from Cape Canaveral, Florida.After nearly 13 years in orbit around Saturn, the international Cassini-Huygens mission is going through its final chapter: NASA's Cassini spacecraft is performing a series of daring dives between the planet and its rings, leading to a dramatic final plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on 15 September.

    On 14 January 2005, ESA's Huygens probe, which hitched a ride to the Saturn system attached to Cassini during the seven-year voyage, entered the history books by descending to the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. This was humanity's first successful attempt to land a probe on another world in the outer Solar System.

    Huygens made a 21-day solo cruise toward the haze-shrouded moon. Plunging into Titan's atmosphere, the probe touched down safely on Titan's frozen surface.

    Huygens provided a stream of data representing a unique treasure trove of in situ measurements from the planet-sized satellite which scientists are still mining today. This video recalls Huygens 'one of a kind' journey.

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    NASA's Cassini spacecraft: A journey's end

    Published on Sep 8, 2017

    The Cassini mission’s epic 13-year exploration of Saturn is coming to a close. On Sept. 15, the spacecraft will make a planned plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn in order to protect pristine icy moons that warrant future exploration. As the mission nears its end, team members reflect on this historic, international collaboration. The video uses a combination of animation and actual imagery returned over the course of the mission.

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    Cassini diving into history

    Published on Sep 11, 2017

    Following over a decade of ground-breaking discoveries, Cassini is now approaching its mission end.

    With little fuel left to correct the NASA's spacecraft trajectory, it has been decided to end the mission by plunging it into Saturn’s atmosphere on 15 September 2017. In the process, Cassini will burn up, satisfying planetary protection requirements to avoid possible contamination of any moons of Saturn that could have conditions suitable for life. These include Saturn’s largest moon Titan and Enceladus, which has a liquid ocean under its icy crust.

    The grand finale is not only a spectacular way to complete this extraordinary mission, but will also return a bounty of unique scientific data that was not possible to collect during the previous phases of the mission. Cassini has never ventured into the area between Saturn and its rings before, so the new set of orbits is almost like a whole new mission.

    These close orbits will provide the highest resolution observations ever achieved of the inner rings and the planet's clouds. The orbits will also give the chance to examine in situ the material in the rings and plasma environment of Saturn. It will also probe the planet's magnetic field at close distances.

    This video explains Cassini 's final operations, what the Cassini-Huygens mission has taught us about Saturn, the potential for life on its moons and the promise of more science to come.

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    Cassini Burns into Saturn After Grand Finale

    Published on Sep 13, 2017

    NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will plunge into Saturn on September 15, incinerating itself after 20 years in space.

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    Cassini's fatal crash | Mission Saturn

    Published on Sep 13, 2017

    A three billion dollar spacecraft is hurtling towards destruction-- but it's no accident.

    About Mission Saturn:
    NASA’s biggest spacecraft plunges into Saturn in the final act of a 20-year mission showcasing the planet like never before.

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    Cassini's "Last Picture Show" of the Saturn System - Highlights

    Published on Sep 15, 2017

    Cassini project scientist Linda Spilker talks about some of the last ever pictures taken by the NASA-ESA-ISA Cassini probe.

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    Cassini Spacecraft 'Loss of Signal' Called at Mission Control

    Published on Sep 15, 2017

    The Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn has officially come to end on Sept. 15, 2017. See footage of the loss of signal (LOS) call from mission control at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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    Cassini’s Grand Finale, 15 September 2017

    Published on Sep 15, 2017

    The Cassini spacecraft disintegrated into Saturn’s atmosphere on 15 September 2017, at 11:55:46 UTC. The Cassini–Huygens mission was launched on 15 October 1997 to study Saturn in detail. The Cassini spacecraft carried the Huygens probe, which parachuted to Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

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    Cassini end of mission commentary

    Published on Sep 15, 2017

    On Sept. 15, NASA's Cassini spacecraft completed its remarkable story of exploration with an intentional plunge into Saturn's atmosphere, ending its mission after nearly 20 years in space. Live commentary of Cassini’s end of mission activities was shown on NASA TV and the agency’s website. Launched in 1997, Cassini arrived in orbit around Saturn in 2004 on a mission to study the giant planet, its rings, moons and magnetosphere

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