1 Week Until Cassini's Fatal Saturn Dive: Here's How the Probe Will Spend Its Final Days
The one-week countdown has begun for the Cassini spacecraft's fatal dive into Saturn's atmosphere.
On Sept. 15, Cassini will dive straight into Saturn, collecting in-situ data from the planet's atmosphere and firing it back to Earth in the 1 to 2 minutes before breaking apart. The dive will bring a dramatic end to the probe's 13-year tenure in the Saturnian system, where it has unearthed many incredible and unexpected science discoveries.
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What a great journey it has been.
What a great journey it has been.
Too true Matti!
Did you see the photo of Earth Cassini's sent back from Saturn?
Earth is the little blue speak, bottom right.
I swear I could almost hear Cassin humming the Rolling Stones old ditty, "2000 Light years from Home"
That is one cool photo I tell you that. Thanks for the song, haven't heard that for a while.
Thanks for the song, haven't heard that for a while.
Shoot! Meant to post the lyrics for those that can't open YouTube, like our friend Buzz.
2,000 Light Years From Home
Sun turnin' 'round with graceful motion
We're setting off with soft explosion
Bound for a star with fiery oceans
It's so very lonely, you're a hundred light years from home
Freezing red deserts turn to dark
Energy here in every part
It's so very lonely, you're six hundred light years from home
It's so very lonely, you're a thousand light years from home
It's so very lonely, you're a thousand light years from home
Bell flight fourteen you now can land
Seen you on Aldebaran, safe on the green desert sand
It's so very lonely, you're two thousand light years from home, It's so very lonely, you're two thousand light years from home
Songwriters: Keith Richards / Mick Jagger
Like you Matti, I hadn't thought of that song since the late 60's, but seeing our home planet as that tiny, blue speck in that gorgeous photo got the tag line, "It's So Very Lonely", playing in my memory like an earwrom. (nostalgic smile)
There have been some amazing photos sent from Cassini. Just mind boggling that there is still so much to learn.
Giving up so much on space exploration was one of our dumber moves. I don't think people have any idea how such research has impacted nearly everything in our lives. When we lost our initiative, we lost the meaning of our very existence.
Every word you say in your comment is so true, we would achieve so much if we'd spend some more on space projects.
Or how many Arse Umpions have been shown to be that, but the " Faithful " still do not comprehend how accurate Spectra Analysis is.!
While we are " learning " that all the suppositions about Titan, Europa, Enceladus, Saturn etc: where/are/will be, For some more info look up " Potatoes Meteor " and read the Pre Landing assumptions and after.
Thanks for such a great article!