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Cassini Image of Dione: Dramatic Moon »» Cassini Image of Dione: Dramatic Moon

[Wednesday, June 1, 2005] This unmagnified view of Saturn's moon Dione shows the moon's bright, wispy terrain, along with several large impact craters. Two of the craters have central peaks. Dione is 1,118 kilometers (695 miles) across.

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Cassini Significant Events for 05/26/05 - 05/31/05 »» Cassini Significant Events for 05/26/05 - 05/31/05

[Friday, June 3, 2005] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Tuesday from the Goldstone tracking station. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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Z fires objects faster than Earth moves through space - Technique helps compute Jupiter/Saturn mass »» Z fires objects faster than Earth moves through space - Technique helps compute Jupiter/Saturn mass

[Tuesday, June 7, 2005] "By creating states of matter extremely difficult to achieve on Earth, the flyer plates also provide hard data to astrophysicists speculating on the structure and even the formation of planets like Jupiter and Saturn."

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Scientists Discover Possible Titan Volcano »» Scientists Discover Possible Titan Volcano

[Wednesday, June 8, 2005] A recent flyby of Saturn's hazy moon Titan by the Cassini spacecraft has revealed evidence of a possible volcano, which could be a source of methane in Titan's atmosphere.  

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Titan's volcano may release methane »» Titan's volcano may release methane

[Wednesday, June 8, 2005] A team of European and US scientists, using Cassini-Huygens data, have found that Saturn's smoggy moon Titan may have volcanoes that release methane in the atmosphere.

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One View, Multiple Worlds »» One View, Multiple Worlds

[Thursday, June 9, 2005] Three very different worlds crowd the frame in this unique view from the Cassini spacecraft, which although partly overexposed, provides a splendid look at several major targets of interest for the mission.

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NASA Cassini Significant Events for 06/01/05 - 06/08/05 »» NASA Cassini Significant Events for 06/01/05 - 06/08/05

[Friday, June 10, 2005] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday from the Goldstone and Madrid tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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NASA Cassini Image: Hyperion »» NASA Cassini Image: Hyperion

[Monday, June 13, 2005] This image was taken on June 10, 2005 and received on Earth June 11, 2005. The camera was pointing toward Hyperion at approximately 173,461 kilometers away.

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Bending the Rings »» Bending the Rings

[Friday, June 17, 2005] Saturn's rings appear strangely warped in this view of the rings seen through the upper Saturn atmosphere.

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Funhouse Atmosphere »» Funhouse Atmosphere

[Friday, June 17, 2005] Saturn's atmosphere is essentially transparent at wavelengths visible to the human eye, but when the view through the atmosphere is oblique, as it is along the planet's limb (edge), it will distort anything seen through it.

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Four Views of the F Ring »» Four Views of the F Ring

[Friday, June 17, 2005] This montage of four images of Saturn's knotted F ring shows different locations around the ring, even though all taken within a few hours of each other. There is considerable variation in the structure of the ring at these four locations.

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What's That Speck? »» What's That Speck?

[Friday, June 17, 2005] Cassini's climb to progressively higher elevations reveals the "negative" side of Saturn's rings. As the Sun shines through the rings, they take on the appearance of a photonegative.

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Cassini Significant Events for 06/09/05 - 06/15/05 »» Cassini Significant Events for 06/09/05 - 06/15/05

[Friday, June 17, 2005] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday from the Madrid and Madrid tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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Crater Cassini on the Moon, as seen by SMART-1 »» Crater Cassini on the Moon, as seen by SMART-1

[Monday, June 20, 2005] This image from SMART-1 was dedicated to the Cassini-Huygens mission team at the occasion of the European Geoscience Union conference in Vienna, April 2005, when new results from both missions were presented.

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Cassini Significant Events for 06/15/05 - 06/22/05 »» Cassini Significant Events for 06/15/05 - 06/22/05

[Friday, June 24, 2005] The most recent spacecraft telemetry was acquired Wednesday from the Goldstone tracking stations. The Cassini spacecraft is in an excellent state of health and is operating normally.

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Pan »» Pan

[Monday, June 27, 2005] This image was taken on June 12, 2005 and received on Earth June 12, 2005. The camera was pointing toward Pan at approximately 2,038,380 kilometers away.

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Three Views of Hyperion »» Three Views of Hyperion

[Monday, June 27, 2005] These images were taken between June 11-12, 2005. The camera was pointing toward Hyperion at distances ranging from 202,891 to 539,506 kilometers away.

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Cassini Reveals Lake-Like Feature on Titan »» Cassini Reveals Lake-Like Feature on Titan

[Tuesday, June 28, 2005] Scientists are fascinated by a feature recently observed on Titan. Cassini has captured images showing a marking, darker than anything else around it. It is remarkably lake-like, with smooth, shore-like boundaries unlike any seen previously on Titan.

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