Getting Closer
Posted on Wednesday 16 June 2004
Just a reminder that we could all be paying more attention to the Cassini-Huygens space probe right now.
Only 15.7 million kilometers to go.
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Important Dates
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| July 1, 2004 | Arrival at Saturn (12:12 a.m. EDT). |
| October 26, 2004 | First close flyby of Titan. |
| January 14, 2005 | Huygens probe separates from Cassini and descends into Titan's atmosphere (Descent begins 5 a.m. EST). |
| August 1, 2005 | Mimas flyby. |
| September 23, 2005 | Tethys flyby. |
| September 25, 2005 | Hyperion flyby. |
| October 10, 2005 | Dione flyby. |
| November 25, 2005 | Rhea flyby. |
| December 3, 2007 | Epimetheus flyby. |
Update: Andrew suggests that I post a few images from the recent flyby of Saturn's moon Phoebe.
Pheobe is the furthest of Saturn's major moons and is distinguished by its deformed shape and the fact that it orbits Saturn in the opposite direction to the other moons. These latest images indicate that the object may be made up mainly of ice which goes some way to confirming the theory that the moon was once the nucleus of a comet which had been captured by Saturn's gravitational field.
Pheobe is the furthest of Saturn's major moons and is distinguished by its deformed shape and the fact that it orbits Saturn in the opposite direction to the other moons. These latest images indicate that the object may be made up mainly of ice which goes some way to confirming the theory that the moon was once the nucleus of a comet which had been captured by Saturn's gravitational field.
More images here.
