Thursday, 29 October 2015

Deepest-Ever Dive Through Enceladus Plume Completed

Cassini spacecraft completed its deepest-ever dive through the icy plume of Enceladus

NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus today, passing 30 miles (49 kilometers) above the moon's south polar region.





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