Where Is The Cassini Spacecraft Now ?

Cassini Spacecraft
Where Is The Cassini Spacecraft Now ?

NASA’s Cassani mission has released these amazing unseen photos of Saturn and its many moons. These incredible images show close-up photographs of Saturn and its orbiting moons taken from approximately 1.4 million miles away.

 

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A 230-foot (70-metre) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California, will listen for the spacecraft’s radio signal tomorrow.


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.

“These 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”.

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Today’s Google Doodle is marking the historic dive of the Cassini space probe

Cassini Live update

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