Cassini Out

[BobbyFord]

i remember when it launched. You gotta wonder the purpose and what they're really looking for. End of Cassini in about 11 hours...

https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/14/science/cassini-saturn-images.html

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/13/world/cassini-mission-ending/index.html

 

[aunty dive]

PBS had an hour on it last night.

Fascinating stuff.

 

[DSquad48]

I think they were looking for Saturn. Otherwise they were waaaay off.

 

[aunty dive]

They put it into an orbit around Saturn that had it diving through the space between the planet and its innermost ring, gathering data about the core and other stuff.

Closer and closer to the atmosphere until it burns up on its last dive.

 

[BobbyFord]

They put it into an orbit around Saturn that had it diving through the space between the planet and its innermost ring, gathering data about the core and other stuff.

Closer and closer to the atmosphere until it burns up on its last dive.

I hope they re-air the PBS show.

 

[jws926]

Amazing , it was in space for 20 years, took 7 years just to reach Saturn.

 

[aunty dive]

Amazing , it was in space for 20 years, took 7 years just to reach Saturn.

It is amazing.

The data transmitted back and forth from Earth and the Saturn orbit, traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), took 80 minutes to reach the receivers.

 

[TexasRaceLady]

Things like this just blow my mind.

 

[jws926]

It is amazing.

The data transmitted back and forth from Earth and the Saturn orbit, traveling at the speed of light (186,000 miles per second), took 80 minutes to reach the receivers.

Put's it into prospective just how far away Saturn is from Earth.

 

[DanicaFreak]

JPL does amazing stuff. always wanted to visit

 

[DSquad48]

Some more distance perspective...

from this video: