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Reconstructing Cassini's Plunge Into Saturn


Cassini plunge into Saturn

NASA's Cassini spacecraft is shown during its Sept. 15, 2017, plunge into Saturn's atmosphere in this artist's depiction.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

As NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its fateful dive into the upper atmosphere of Saturn on Sept. 15, the spacecraft was live-streaming data from eight of its science instruments, along with readings from a variety of engineering systems.

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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