
April 27, 2010
Feature Story
Cassini Saturnalia
Six years ago, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft began orbiting Saturn. The mission returned incredible data concerning the mysterious moon Titan – a possible analog for a pre-life Earth. Cassini also discovered plumes of ice and water vapor erupting from the moon Enceladus.
As Cassini continues to return information about the Saturn system, scientists are celebrating the data and detailed images the mission has provided of the planet, its famous rings, and its many moons thus far.