Monday, June 30, 2014

Cassini At Saturn

The Cassini spacecraft has been exploring Saturn, its rings, and its moons for ten years now.

It's been a remarkable decade.  We've learned much more about Saturn in those years than we had during the whole of human history previously.  We're seeing the true complexity of its vast and beautiful ring system.  And now we know that two of Saturn's moons, Titan and Enceladus, are legitimate candidates to harbor life.

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