Cassini–Huygens - Wikipedia
WEBCassini–Huygens (/ kəˈsiːniˈhɔɪɡənz / kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.
Gian Domenico Cassini | Italian Astronomer, Discoverer of …
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Gian Domenico Cassini was an Italian-born French astronomer who, among others, discovered the Cassini Division, the dark gap between the rings A and B of Saturn; he also discovered four of Saturn’s moons.
Cassini-Huygens - Science@NASA
WEBCassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons in unprecedented detail. It was one of the most ambitious efforts ever mounted in planetary exploration.
Cassini-Huygens | Facts, Dates, & Images | Britannica
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Cassini-Huygens was one of the largest interplanetary spacecraft. The Cassini orbiter weighed 2,125 kg (4,685 pounds) and was 6.7 metres (22 feet) long and 4 metres (13 feet) wide. The instruments on board Cassini included radar to map the cloud-covered surface of Titan and a magnetometer to study Saturn’s magnetic field.
Cassini-Huygens - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
WEBOct 15, 1997 · Launch and mission info for NASA's Cassini-Huygens mission exploring Saturn and its system of moons.
Overview | Cassini – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBCassini revealed in great detail the true wonders of Saturn, a giant world ruled by raging storms and delicate harmonies of gravity. Cassini carried a passenger to the Saturn system, the European Huygens probe —the first human-made object to land on a world in the distant outer solar system.
Overview | The Grand Finale – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBIn April 2017, NASA's Cassini spacecraft began writing the final, thrilling chapter of its remarkable 20-year-long story of exploration: its Grand Finale. Every week, Cassini dived through the approximately 1,200-mile-wide (2,000-kilometer-wide) gap between Saturn and its rings. No other spacecraft had ever explored this unique region.
Cassini - The Grand Finale – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Cassini represented a staggering achievement of human and technical complexity, finding innovative ways to use the spacecraft and its instruments, and paving the way for future missions to explore our solar system.
Why Cassini Mattered - Science@NASA
WEBCassini’s discovery of intense geologic activity near the moon’s unexpectedly warm south pole—complete with towering jets of icy spray—sent shockwaves through the space science community.
10 Things: Why Cassini Mattered - Science@NASA
WEBOn Sept. 15, 2017, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft ended its epic exploration of Saturn with a planned dive into the planet’s atmosphere – sending back new science to the last second. The spacecraft is gone, but the science continues. Here …