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longship

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3. Carolyn Porco explains the mission. TED Talk.

Reply to turbinetree (Original post)

Thu Sep 7, 2017, 05:05 PM

Sep 2017

Yup, this is a few years old, but it lays down what the mission was all about.

Plus, it's Carolyn Porco!!! She's the scientist who, when the New York Times asked her why she's never been married, answered "I have no high maintenance items in my home. No pets. No plants. No husbands."

One cannot help but love her madly.

Here's her brief TED follow-up on Enceladus:

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In Eight Days the space craft Cassini-Huygens: Exploring Saturn's System will [View all] turbinetree Sep 2017 OP

It did it's job, and I shouldn't be sad about an inanimate object LanternWaste Sep 2017 #1

That's how I feel about the Mars rovers TeapotInATempest Sep 2017 #2

Carolyn Porco explains the mission. TED Talk. longship Sep 2017 #3

Wado-------------Thank you turbinetree Sep 2017 #5

In June 2004, Cassini arrived at Saturn's system Jarqui Sep 2017 #4

It becomes part of Saturn forever. hunter Sep 2017 #6

Thanks for the heads up. NT enough Sep 2017 #7

Your Welcome turbinetree Sep 2017 #8

It has performed exceptionally well.. and returned- along with incredible science- some of the best Warren DeMontague Sep 2017 #9

That's kinda sad dumbcat Sep 2017 #10

Cool story and lucky meet up. nt. marybourg Sep 2017 #12

I think our best bet for extra-terrestrial life in the solar system is Saturn's moon Enceladus. StevieM Sep 2017 #11

And still producing new data: Cassini hints at young age for Saturn's rings muriel_volestrangler Sep 2017 #13