Cassini reached Saturn in 2004, carried the Huygens probe to a landing on Titan, and studied the planet, its rings and its moons for 13 years. On 15 September 2017 NASA ended the mission by flying the spacecraft into Saturn after 22 dives between the planet and its rings.
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NASA JPL's animated video describes Cassini's Grand Finale, in which the spacecraft, running out of fuel after 20 years in space, makes 22 dives between Saturn and its rings before plunging into the…
Published 4 Apr 2017
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A New York Times short film on the end of NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which was to dive into Saturn on September 15, 2017.
Published 13 Sep 2017
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On Sept. 15, 2017, Cassini plunged into Saturn, ending a 20-year mission.
Published 15 Sep 2017