ESA - Cassini-Huygens - Cassini’s grand tour of Saturn extended

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About Cassini-Huygens

Cassini-Huygens mission facts The mission Cassini spacecraft Cassini instruments Huygens spacecraft Huygens instruments The launcher

About Saturn

Facts about Saturn Saturn's rings Saturn's moons Saturn's atmosphere Saturn's magnetosphere

About Titan

Facts about Titan Titan's atmosphere Titan's surface Life on Titan?

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International collaboration Huygens Mission Team Cassini Project Team ASI Programme Manager Huygens investigators Cassini orbiter investigators (1)Cassini orbiter investigators (2)

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Cassini’s grand tour of Saturn extended

15 April 2008

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Five Saturn moons

Credits: NASA / JPL

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Five Saturn moons, annotated

Credits: NASA / JPL

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Artist's impression of the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens spacecraft orbiting Saturn and its magnificent rings. The glint of light behind the magnetometer boom at the bottom of the spacecraft is a reflection of the Sun.

Credits: NASA

At Saturn and Titan

Cassini 'tastes' organic brew at Saturn’s geyser moon Ocean may exist beneath Titan's crust Saturn’s moon Rhea may also have rings Cassini finds mingling moons may share a dark past High energy electron holes reveal unseen rings Titan’s surface organics surpass oil reserves on Earth Scientists study 'plumbing' in plumes of Enceladus Cassini finds rhythm in Saturn's rings Hot cyclones churn at both ends of Saturn Cassini captures best view yet of Saturn's ring currents

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