Saturn - Planet sixth in order from
the sun. In Roman mythology, god of agriculture, and father
of Jupiter (Greek name, Cronos).
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Today Cassini Debating the Risks Surrounded by a ballet
of rings and a swarm of moons, the distant planet always has
hidden its secrets from prying telescopes and planetary probes.
Now, a NASA spacecraft called Cassini is ready to explore Saturn's
secrets. Launched Oct. 15, 1997 from Cape Canaveral, Cassini
will take 11 years to accomplish its mission with help from
hundreds of the world's top scientists. But the mission's power
source - radioactive plutonium - has created an international
controversy. This FLORIDA TODAY Space Online Special Report
provides an in-depth look at this historic adventure.
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Views Cassini On October 15, 1997 NASA launched the
Cassini mission to Saturn. Billed as the last of the giant planetary
science missions, it is a relic in an era where smaller, faster,
cheaper spacecraft like Mars Pathfinder have become dominant.
Cassini will spend almost seven years traveling more than a
billion kilometers from Earth to Saturn. Once there it will
spend at least four years studying the planet, its rings and
magnetosphere, and its moons, including Titan, one of the most
intriguing worlds in the entire solar system.
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Events What is on it's way for Saturn and What is planned.Detailed
information about the Saturn system and it's moons plus links
to other Saturn information.
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Ring System The rings of Saturn have puzzled astronomers
ever since they were discovered by Galileo in 1610 using the
first telescope. The puzzles have only increased since Voyagers
1 and 2 imaged the ring system extensively in 1980 and 1981.
In addition to the images, several Voyager instruments observed
occultations of the ring system with radial resolution as fine
as 100 meters. The rings have been given letter names in the
order of their discovery.
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Planet Saturn Saturn has been known since prehistoric
times. Galileo was the first to observe it with a telescope
in 1610; he noted its odd appearance but was confused by it.
Early observations of Saturn were complicated by the fact that
the Earth passes through the plane of Saturn's rings every few
years as Saturn moves in its orbit.
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