NASSA MISSION CASSINI
Post 1900
Cassini:
The spacecraft launched on October 15, 1997 entered orbit around Saturn on July 1, 2004
Dates of discoveries:
Saturns active rings:?
Saturn storm?
Saturns active rings:
Cassini’s decade-long mission made it possible to watch changes in Saturn’s dynamic ring system. The spacecraft discovered propeller-like formations, witnessed the possible birth of a new moon and observed what may be one of the most active moons on Saturn.
Saturn storm:
Cassini spacecraft and a European Observatory based telescope tracked the growth of a giant storm in Saturn's northern hemisphere that is so powerful it stretches around the entire planet.
Technologie used:
-plasma spectrometer
-cosmic dust analyser
-radar
-composite infrared spectrometer
-magnetometer