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April 2008 Top Stories
»» NASA Cassini Significant Events for 03/26/08 - 04/01/08
[Monday, April 7, 2008] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Monday, March 31, from the Madrid, Spain tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
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»» Want to be a Cassini Scientist for a Day?
[Monday, April 7, 2008] NASA is giving 5th to 12th grade students the opportunity to study Saturn and make decisions, just as scientists on the Cassini-Huygens mission do on a daily basis.
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»» Rate Measurements of the Hydrolysis of Complex Organic Macromolecules in Cold Aqueous Solutions: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry on the Early Earth and Titan
[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] Organic macromolecules ("complex tholins") were synthesized from a 0.95 N2 / 0.05 CH4 atmosphere in a high-voltage AC flow discharge reactor.
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»» NASA Cassini Image: High-phase Rings
[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] The Cassini spacecraft captured this dramatic view of the unilluminated side of Saturn's rings seen at a high phase angle.
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»» NASA Cassini Image: Scenic Overlook
[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] Saturn looms large before the Cassini spacecraft, its blustery cloud bands in restless motion.
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»» NASA Cassini Image: Janus: Down South
[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] The Cassini spacecraft snapped this exquisite, close-up view of Saturn's moon Janus, looking toward the south polar region, on Feb. 20, 2008. Janus is 181 kilometers (113 miles) across.
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»» NASA Cassini Image: Following the Clouds
[Wednesday, April 9, 2008] The Cassini spacecraft monitors the myriad cloud forms that drift in Saturn's atmosphere, helping scientists gain a better understanding of how energy is transported around, and from within, the planet.
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»» Cassini's grand tour of Saturn extended
[Tuesday, April 15, 2008] The operations of the Cassini spacecraft have been extended by NASA by two years. The historic mission's stunning discoveries and images have revolutionised our knowledge of Saturn and its moons.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events for 04/02/08 - 04/08/08
[Wednesday, April 16, 2008] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Tuesday, April 8, from the Goldstone, California tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
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»» Saturn Images Showcased in New York City
[Thursday, April 17, 2008] A selection of the best images from Saturn, its rings and moons will appear in an exhibition opening on April 26 at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 04/09/08 - 04/15/08
[Tuesday, April 29, 2008] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Tuesday, April 15, from the Goldstone, California tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
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»» NASA Cassini Image: F Ring Informants
[Tuesday, April 29, 2008] Ever-changing kinks and wiggles define Saturn's dynamic F ring. The evolution of F-ring features like those seen here are of interest to ring scientists because they reveal a great deal about the processes shaping the ring's structure.
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»» NASA Cassini Image: Pulling Away
[Tuesday, April 29, 2008] Prometheus -- lit partly by direct sunlight and partly by saturnshine -- pulls at material in the inner portion of the F ring. Saturnshine is sunlight reflected by the Ringed Planet, which often brightens the night sides of Saturn's moons.
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»» NASA Cassini Significant Events 04/16/08 - 04/22/08
[Tuesday, April 29, 2008] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired on Tuesday, April 22, from the Goldstone, California,tracking complex. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and all subsystems are operating normally.
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