Thought y'all would appreciate this:
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/scien...ience&_r=0
It links to an article and a really cool 4-minute video which talks about the Cassini mission and the many many images that came back of Saturn's moons.
On September 15th, Cassini will dive into Saturn and burn up in its atmosphere so that it doesn't remain in orbit around Saturn and inadvertently crash onto Titan or Enceladus or any other moon which might have life and thereby contaminate it with Earth microbes which might have survived.
Good by, Cassini, you were worth every penny.
![[Image: 11412_thumbs_in_saturns_shadow.jpg]](https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/system/basic_html_elements/11412_thumbs_in_saturns_shadow.jpg)
Here's to hoping we continue our exploration of the solar system and beyond.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/scien...ience&_r=0
It links to an article and a really cool 4-minute video which talks about the Cassini mission and the many many images that came back of Saturn's moons.
On September 15th, Cassini will dive into Saturn and burn up in its atmosphere so that it doesn't remain in orbit around Saturn and inadvertently crash onto Titan or Enceladus or any other moon which might have life and thereby contaminate it with Earth microbes which might have survived.
Good by, Cassini, you were worth every penny.
Here's to hoping we continue our exploration of the solar system and beyond.
Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.
