Cassini-huygens - Blog Posts
Cassini 🪐 Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study and capture the beauty of Saturn. She embarked on a great adventure and made many fascinating discoveries along her way. Until finally, with one last maneuver, she plunged into the gas giant and perished in a final, fatal embrace. She became one with her muse for an eternity. You can read more about the original Cassini’s journey here and here :)
cassini's last photo before falling into saturn :) again in planeyboys' style
"I've travelled 4.9 billion miles, executed 2.5 million commands, and sent 453,048 beautiful photographs back to those awaiting at home. Countless papers were published amidst my findings — with more yet to come."
"It'll be my birthday in a month, I'll be turning 20 years of age. But I'm afraid that'll have to wait."
"My last order has been given."
"My name is Cassini. I was born for you. And today, I'll face the end for you."
15/9/2017 — The Plunge: A mission's end. Four years ago on this very day, as it took one final image of the gas giant, the Cassini spacecraft plunged into Saturn — the ringed queen of skies — becoming a part of the planet it had orbited since 2004.
Mimas (moon of Saturn) taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
Credit: NASA/JPL
