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Cassini. Camera. Saturn.

Saturn XXIII — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 07:56:21 -0800

NASA's Cassini spacecraft went to Saturn and all it got were these awesome pictures.

Enceladus.

jrb223 — Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:33:39 -0800

There's water on Saturn's moon Enceladus. Here's hoping space tourism can pick up the pace a little.

Odd Spot on Titan Baffles Scientists

Diamornte — Wed, 25 May 2005 12:26:23 -0800

Unidentified Titan Object Saturn's moon Titan shows an unusual bright spot that has scientists mystified. The spot, approximately the size and shape of West Virginia, is just southeast of the bright region called Xanadu and is visible to multiple instruments on the Cassini spacecraft.

Mysteries of Titan

KirkJobSluder — Fri, 05 Nov 2004 15:14:26 -0800

Saturn's enigmatic moon Titan holds on to its mysteries. Radar images reveal quite a bit of variation but no clear interpretation. The hazy atmosphere prevents the sudden shock of discovery that characterized the Voyager and Galileo flybys of the moons of Jupiter, revealing little more than fuzzy Rorschach blobs. With less than 1% of the surface mapped, researchers suspect that Titan has a young surface shaped by processes that have yet to be revealed.

Death Star Found

MrAnonymous — Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:21:52 -0800

NASA's Cassini has found the Death Star.