(November 25, 2017 at 11:38 am)Whateverist Wrote: I just saw (on Fb no less) that Cassini is ending (or has ended?) its mission near Saturn. So I'm guessing now that this is either Neptune or one of its moons -or- that the Russians have hacked my sources.
On Sept. 15, 2017, the Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into Saturn's atmosphere, ending the mission just one month shy of its 20th launch anniversary.
Cassini: The Grand Finale: End of Mission Timeline
https://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/grand-finale/cassini-end-of-mission-timeline/