Cassini getting the lowdown on Titan this weekend
Friday, June 18, 2010 - 07:30
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will take its lowest dip through the hazy atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan in the early morning of June 21 UTC, which is the evening of June 20 Pacific time. This weekend's flyby, which is the 71st Titan flyby of the mission even though it is known as 'T70,' takes Cassini 70 kilometres (43 miles) lower than it has ever been at Titan before...