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New Cassini image shows "A" ring contains more debris than once thought
Apr 06, 2006 |
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Views of Saturn's stunning ring system from above by the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft now orbiting the planet indicate the prominent A ring contains more debris than once thought, according to a new University ...
Cassini Gets Close-Up Views of Saturn's Moon Iapetus
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Sep 12, 2007 |
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Cassini completed its closest flyby of the odd moon Iapetus on Sept. 10, 2007. The spacecraft flew about 1,640 kilometers (1,000 miles) from Iapetus' surface and is returning amazing views of the bizarre moon. ...
Saturn and Mimas on Nature's Canvas
Dec 04, 2004 |
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In a splendid portrait created by light and gravity, Saturn's lonely moon Mimas is seen against the cool, blue-streaked backdrop of Saturn's northern hemisphere. Delicate shadows cast by the rings arc gracefully ...
Huygens to begin its final journey to Titan
Dec 07, 2004 |
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One year after Mars Express’ arrival at Mars, the mighty rules of celestial mechanics have again set Christmas as the date for a major ESA event in deep space. At 1.25 billion km from Earth, after a 7-year jour ...
Cassini-Huygens observations show how Titan compares with the Earth
May 12, 2005 |
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Observations of Titan’s atmosphere offer a unique look at how Saturn’s giant moon compares to Earth. Titan is the only moon in the solar system with a substantial atmosphere. Like Earth, Titan’s atmosphere ...
Scientists Find Possible Titan Volcano
Jun 08, 2005 |
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A recent flyby of Saturn's hazy moon Titan by the Cassini spacecraft has revealed evidence of a possible volcano, which could be a source of methane in Titan's atmosphere. Images taken in infrared light sho ...
In Depth: Tide out on Titan? A soft solid surface for Huygens
Nov 30, 2005 |
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The Surface Science Package (SSP) revealed that Huygens could have hit and cracked an ice ‘pebble’ on landing, and then it slumped into a sandy surface possibly dampened by liquid methane. Had the tide on Titan ...
Titan's Atmosphere Comes from Ammonia, Huygens Data Say
Feb 18, 2005 |
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Cassini-Huygens supplied new evidence about why Titan has an atmosphere, making it unique among all solar system moons, a University of Arizona planetary scientist says. Scientists can infer from Cassini-Huygens res ...
Saturn Does the Wave in Its Atmosphere
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May 07, 2008 |
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Two decades of scrutinizing Saturn are finally paying off, as scientists have discovered a wave pattern, or oscillation, in Saturn's atmosphere only visible from Earth every 15 years.
Huygens lands with a splat
Jan 18, 2005 |
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Although Huygens landed on Titan's surface on 14 January, activity at ESA's European Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, continues at a furious pace. Scientists are still working to refine the exact ...
Titan still offers all possibilities for the Huygens probe landing
Jan 13, 2005 |
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The prospect of the Huygens probe landing on a hard, soft or liquid surface when it lands on Titan on Friday still remain following further analysis of data taken during the Cassini mother ship's closest encounter ...
Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox
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Sep 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month. Scientists once thought the rings were almost ...
Saturn's Giant Sponge
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Feb 06, 2008 |
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One of Saturn's rings does housecleaning, soaking up material gushing from the fountains on Saturn's tiny ice moon Enceladus, according to new observations from the Cassini spacecraft.
The Vanishing Rings of Saturn
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Mar 18, 2008 |
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Saturn: jewel of the solar system, taker of breaths, ringed beauty. Even veteran astronomers can't help but gasp when they see her through a small telescope. Red Alert: Saturn's rings are vanishing.
Cassini Reveals Earth-like Land on Titan
Jul 20, 2006 |
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New radar images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft revealed geological features similar to Earth on Xanadu, an Australia-sized, bright region on Saturn's moon Titan.
