Cassini Spacecraft

Cassini Spacecraft Links

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Cracks on Enceladus Open and Close Under Saturn's Pull
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Forbes - In 2005, the Cassini spacecraft flew by Enceladus and saw plumes of material erupting from the south pole of Enceladus. Scientists were surprised to see this because eruptions are powered by
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NASA - Cassini -- Spacecraft and Instruments
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The Cassini spacecraft is more than 22 feet high and more than 13 feet wide, not including its deployed boom and antennas. With the Huygens probe, it weighs about 6 tons.
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Cassini-Huygens: Spacecraft
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In some ways, the Cassini spacecraft has senses better than our own. For example, Cassini can "see" in wavelengths of light and energy that the human eye cannot.
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Cassini-Huygens Home
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Starting in 2004, the spacecraft will explore Saturn, its mysterious rings and its many moons. The Cassini spacecraft will orbit the ringed planet for four years.