Cassini Plasma Spectrometer Turns Off

Thursday, June 7, 2012 - 14:01 in Astronomy & Space

The Cassini plasma spectrometer instrument (CAPS) aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft was turned off between Friday, June 1 and Saturday, June 2, when a circuit breaker tripped off after the instrument experienced some unexpected voltage shifts.

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