Cassini Set to Do Retinal Scan of Saturnian Eyeball
Friday, February 12, 2010 - 11:08
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- On Feb. 13, 2010, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its closest examination yet of Mimas, an eyeball-shaped moon of Saturn that has also been likened to the Death Star of "Star Wars." The spacecraft will be returning the highest-resolution images yet of this battered satellite.