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Gian Domenico Cassini | Italian Astronomer, Discoverer of Jupiter’s ...
Gian Domenico Cassini was an Italian-born French astronomer who, among others, discovered the Cassini Division, the dark gap between the rings A and B of Saturn; he also discovered four of Saturn’s moons.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini - Wikipedia
The Pope asked Cassini to take Holy Orders to work with him permanently but Cassini turned him down because he wanted to work on astronomy full-time. In the 1670s, Cassini began work on a project to create a topographic map of France, using Gemma Frisius 's technique of triangulation.
Cassini-Huygens - NASA Science
Cassini was a sophisticated robotic spacecraft sent to study Saturn and its complex system of rings and moons in unprecedented detail. It was one of the most ambitious efforts ever mounted in planetary exploration.
Giovanni Domenico Cassini - New World Encyclopedia
Giovanni Domenico Cassini, also known as Jean-Dominique Cassini, (June 8, 1625 – September 14, 1712) was an Italian - French astronomer, engineer, and mathematician who was the first to observe four of Saturn 's moons.
Scientists use Cassini data to discover new molecules in Enceladus ...
Now, in a new study using archival Cassini data, a team of scientists has discovered a plethora of new complex organic molecules within these jets.
ESA - Cassini-Huygens overview
The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was one of the largest, heaviest and most complex interplanetary spacecraft ever built, weighing in at 5.6 tonnes and measuring 6.7 m high and more than 4 m wide.
Cassini reveals spectacular pictures of Saturn and Titan - its largest ...
Cassini has sent some remarkable pictures which brilliantly illustrate the difference in size between Saturn and Titan, its largest moon.
Remembering Cassini | Museum of Science
Of all the spacecraft that have been sent across our solar system, I have a favorite: Cassini. July 1 marks the anniversary of Cassini’s entry into Saturn orbit back, so it seemed a good time to look at this spacecraft’s mission—and why it has earned its place in astronomy history.
Cassini’s Final Images JUST STOPPED THE WORLD
NASA knew in 2017 that Cassini had run out of fuel. Instead of letting it go uncontrolled and potentially pollute moons that could support life, scientists made the tough decision: they plunged it into Saturn, to be consumed by the atmosphere like a last sacrifice.
Cassini–Huygens - Wikipedia
Cassini–Huygens (/ kəˈsiːni ˈhɔɪɡənz / kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.
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