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Saturn system

Saturn and its rings, seen by the Cassini spacecraft.

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  • Cassini

    Cassini was in space for 20 years, having left Earth in 1997. By 2017 its fuel was almost gone. NASA ended the mission by design, to keep an uncontrolled spacecraft away from Titan and Enceladus, moons where life might exist, rather than let it drift.

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    • NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
    • The New York Times

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  1. Cassini’s Grand Finale: 22 Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings

    NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

  2. Cassini’s Grand Finale: Final Dive Into Saturn After 20 Years

    The New York Times

  3. Cassini’s Final Plunge into Saturn: Mission Control Highlights

    NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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Cassini’s Final Plunge into Saturn: Mission Control Highlights

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Duration 2:41

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  1. Cassini’s Grand Finale: Final Dive Into Saturn After 20 Years

    DocumentaryThe New York Times · 4:55

    Mission: Cassini

  2. Cassini’s Grand Finale: 22 Dives Between Saturn and Its Rings

    Mission explainerNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 3:40

    Mission: Cassini

  3. Cassini’s Final Plunge into Saturn: Mission Control Highlights

    Press briefingNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · 2:41

    Mission: Cassini

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