Saturn's Mysterious Hexagon Emerges From Winter Darkness
Dec 8, 2009 · After waiting years for the sun to illuminate Saturn’s north pole again, cameras aboard NASA’s Cassini spacecraft have captured the most detailed images yet of the intriguing hexagon shape crowning the planet.
Cassini Orbiter | Spacecraft – NASA Solar System Exploration
Loaded with an array of powerful instruments and cameras, the spacecraft was capable of taking accurate measurements and detailed images in a variety of atmospheric conditions and light spectra. The spacecraft was launched with two elements: …
Overview | Cassini – NASA Solar System Exploration
Cassini revealed in great detail the true wonders of Saturn, a giant world ruled by raging storms and delicate harmonies of gravity. Cassini carried a passenger to the Saturn system, the European Huygens probe —the first human-made object to …
In Depth | Saturn – NASA Solar System Exploration
Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest planet in our solar system. Like fellow gas giant Jupiter, Saturn is a massive ball made mostly of hydrogen and helium. Saturn is not the only planet to have rings, but none are as spectacular or as complex as Saturn's.
Overview | The Grand Finale – NASA Solar System Exploration
Its cameras took amazing, ultra-close images of Saturn's rings and clouds. Discoveries to the End. Cassini’s final images were sent to Earth several hours before its final plunge, but even as the spacecraft made its fateful dive into the planet's …
Saturn's Hexagon in Motion - NASA Solar System Exploration
This colorful view from NASA's Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole known as "the hexagon."
35 Years On, Voyager's Legacy Continues at Saturn
Aug 23, 2016 · Voyager's Saturn flybys provided a thrilling look at the planet's moons-- a diverse menagerie of worlds, each with unique character and charm. Voyager's images transformed the moons from points of light to fully realized places.
35th Anniversary of the Voyager 1 Saturn Flyby
Nov 9, 2015 · Voyager 1 color-enhanced image of Saturn taken on October 18, 1980, 25 days before closest approach. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech. On November 12, 1980, 35 years ago, Voyager 1 became the second spacecraft to flyby Saturn.
Anniversary of First Saturn Fly-By - NASA Solar System Exploration
Sep 1, 1999 · "Pioneer 11 flew within 13,000 miles of Saturn and took the first close-up pictures of the planet. Instruments located two previously undiscovered small moons and an additional ring, charted Saturn's magnetosphere and magnetic field, …
FAQ | Mission – NASA Solar System Exploration
Finally, Optical Navigation personnel use images to see where Cassini is relative to Saturn and its moons. Often they overexpose images because they need to see where these moons are in relation to the stars in the background sky.