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Mission archive2017 · Saturn / Titan · read-only playback

Cassini Grand Finale

Trace the last ring-gap passage, Titan’s goodbye, and Cassini’s deliberate atmospheric finale at Saturn.

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Sep 8 — Sep 15, 2017

Guided timeline

8 mission chapters

  1. 01Final ring-gap approach
  2. 02Last ring-gap dive
  3. 03Coast to Titan
  4. 04Titan goodbye
  5. 05Final apoapsis
  6. 06Final image and downlink
  7. 07Atmospheric entry
  8. 08Signal reaches Earth

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