Does anyone remember Cassini?

[Daniela1982]

Cassini's last image before entering Saturn's atmosphere and burning up. Pic shows an “over the shoulder” view of the Cassini spacecraft during one of the last dives to Saturn she made before the mission ended. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Photo: NASA/JPL-Caltech In September. Just think, the Cassini probe was launched 27 years ago. How many Alien Space Filling Stations did it stop at to fill up it's tanks? 😅

The $3.26 billion Cassini-Huygens mission, launched in 1997, was a resounding success. It vastly improved our understanding of Saturn, its satellites, and its exotic ring system. Cassini also carried the Huygens module, which landed on Titan, the largest of Saturn’s moons, on January 14, 2005. This marked the first landing on a moon besides Earth’s moon, and Huygens sent back a wealth of data.

Near the end of its mission, Cassini completed a number of risky passes through the gaps between Saturn and its inner rings. Finally, as the spacecraft began to run out of fuel, engineers sent it barreling into Saturn’s atmosphere. Even in its last gasp, Cassini captured more newsworthy details that surprised secular scientists.

[NathanDavis]

did you wave? back in 2013?

" The Day the Earth Smiled (known also as Cassini Pale Blue Dot)
On July 19, 2013, Cassini captured a historic image that included Earth from nearly 1.5 billion kilometers (almost a billion miles) away. This event marked the third time Earth was photographed from such a distance and was celebrated globally.

there she is...

The mosaic comprises 141 images, revealing Saturn's rings and seven moons against the backdrop of our home planet. This unique perspective emphasizes our place in the cosmos and showcases the intricate beauty of Saturn’s ring system.

This event engaged the public like never before, allowing people to wave at Saturn while Cassini took their picture—a unique blend of science and human connection. "

There's Danny...

[Daniela1982]

That pic seems surreal. 😯

[NathanDavis]

it was surreal (=

what these lenses capture is a whole lot of data, which is later rendered as a picture we can "see"

[Likes2drive]

I’ve seen that image before, so that’s where it came from? I’m sure it sent many great images. I heard that one of Jupiters moons has earth like oceans on it

[DtMe89]

I do. I miss it. Was the point of it to just explore Saturn more, or was there a specific thing they were looking for?

[Daniela1982]

I'm not sure why. It's not like we are ever going to go there in person. Just something for NASA to show it's earning its funding?

[DtMe89]

Why would we go to a gas giant, are you retarded?

[Daniela1982]

When we run out of those gases on Earth we have to get it from somewhere else. And knock off the "retarded" names of you get blocked.

[DtMe89]

You must be really retarded, from what you JUST said

[Daniela1982]

I warned you. Cya.

[exitseven]

Wasn't Cassini an opera singer?

[Daniela1982]

No, it was a place to gamble. 😂🤣