grober
MB Master
At around 10 o'clock this morning [ 5am EDT] the Cassini probe is scheduled to pass thro the gap between the rings of Saturn and the planet itself. During the manoeuvre its communication dish will act as a shield to protect the spacecraft from any particle damage it may encounter meaning that communications and data from this first pass may not be available till around 8.30am [ 3.30 am EDT]tomorrow if the probe survives.
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/milestones/
Cassini is now entering the final phase of its mission with 22 sheduled close orbits of the planet before finally crashing into SATURNS Atmosphere on September 15 As I post this the probe travelling at 76,806mph is about to lose contact.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/cassini-completes-final-and-fateful-titan-flyby
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/milestones/
Cassini is now entering the final phase of its mission with 22 sheduled close orbits of the planet before finally crashing into SATURNS Atmosphere on September 15 As I post this the probe travelling at 76,806mph is about to lose contact.
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/cassini-completes-final-and-fateful-titan-flyby
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