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The Adventure Ahead
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 09, 2004 This majestic view of Saturn captures several phenomena of interest to scientists working on the Cassini mission. The planet's nighttime atmosphere looms ahead - an excellent place to search for storms and lightning. Saturn's shadow stretches across the rings, which will over the next four years receive their most thorough examination since Galileo discovered them in 1610. And barely visible near lower right just inside the F ring, is the small shepherd moon Prometheus (102 kilometers, or 63 miles across). Researchers will explore the many moons of Saturn, including special ones like Prometheus that help maintain some of the rings and gaps in this complex and dynamic system. The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft wide angle camera on Oct. 29, 2004, at a distance of about 940,000 kilometers (584,000 miles) from Saturn. The image scale is 52 kilometers (33 miles) per pixel. Related Links Cassini-Huygens at JPL Cassini Imaging Team SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express
On Top of Titan's Mountain
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Dec 09, 2004When Cassini flew by Saturn's moon Titan on October 26, scientists got a small taste of the discoveries to come. Astrobiology Magazine editor Leslie Mullen sat down with Athena Coustenis of the Paris-Meudon Observatory, and discussed a potential landscape of mountains and lakes on this strange, smog-filled world. |
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