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Panich52

(5,829 posts) Sat May 30, 2015, 10:56 AM May 2015

Last sweep past Saturn's moon Hyperion tomorrow

EarthSky

Cassini spacecraft has brought us breathtaking images of Saturn and its rings and moons. The craft is now preparing for its "last close looks" at the moons. The first one is Sunday. Beginning in late 2015, and throughout 2016 (last year in orbit around Saturn), Cassini will dive repeatedly through the space between Saturn and its rings.

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Last sweep past Saturn's moon Hyperion tomorrow (Original Post) Panich52 May 2015 OP

Eventually to be directed to crash into Saturn. longship May 2015 #1

Some of the best photographs in the history of the human race Warren DeMontague May 2015 #2

And the Earth is in that one. longship May 2015 #3

longship

(40,416 posts)

1. Eventually to be directed to crash into Saturn.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Sat May 30, 2015, 12:26 PM

May 2015

That way, there will be no contamination to any of the moons.

I can't wait for the inevitable "They're going to Bomb Saturn" thread.

BTW (on edit), I R&K all Cassini threads because everything about the Cassini mission is awesome.