Sunday, November 1, 2015

Nasa flies by Enceladus

On October 28th, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has begun transmitting  the latest images of Saturn's icy moon. Passing about 30 kilometers above the moon, the craft will be transmitting its data for several days. Researchers had begun studying the data that was collected from the Cassini's dust & gas detector instruments. While the analysis will take several weeks, scientist hope to be able to deduce what hydro-thermal activity is occurring, and what composition the ocean is like.

On December 19th, Cassini will be making its final flyby at the closest it could be at approximately 5000 km.

Enceladus
Source : http://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/saturns-geyser-moon-shines-in-close-flyby-views

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