NASA’s Cassani mission have released these amazing unseen photos of Saturn and it’s many moons. These incredible images show close up photographs of Saturn and and it’s orbiting moons taken from approximately 1.4 million miles away.
A 230-foot (70-metre) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California, will listen for the spacecraft’s radio signal tomorrow.
This is it! Through the gap between #Saturn and its rings. Instruments are on, but we’re out of contact with Earth. Here we goooooo! pic.twitter.com/3J7aRZS0IH
— CassiniSaturn (@CassiniSaturn) April 26, 2017
This is the clearest image ever taken of the Planet Saturn and its massive storm…
By #nasa ‘s #cassini #mission to #Saturn pic.twitter.com/fB1HENPWeb— OuterSpaceRevealed (@OSRevealed) April 22, 2017
Shields Up! As we pass over #Saturn, we’re turning our high-gain antenna into a shield RIGHT NOW to deflect oncoming ring particles. pic.twitter.com/kAxzY53uwT
— CassiniSaturn (@CassiniSaturn) April 26, 2017
Today’s Google Doodle celebrated the Cassini mission by showing a cartoon of the space probe taking a photograph of Saturn.
The Google Doodle said: “Saturn, get ready for your close-up! Today the Cassini spacecraft starts a series of swoops between Saturn and its rings.
“this cosmic acrobatics are part of Cassini’s dramatic ‘Grand Finale,’ a set of orbits offering Earthlings an unprecedented look at the second largest planet in our solar system.”
In response to the Google Doodle, NASA’s official Twitter account for mission tweeted: “We’ve been doodled! Get ready for your close-up”.
We’ve been doodled! Get ready for your closeup, #Saturn. https://t.co/TSA7uPWtTk pic.twitter.com/ifQVIZ478Y
— CassiniSaturn (@CassiniSaturn) April 26, 2017
