Cassini Doubleheader: Flying By Titan and Dione
Sunday, April 4, 2010 - 22:21
in Astronomy & Space
In a special double flyby early next week, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will visit Saturn's moons Titan and Dione within a period of about a day and a half, with no maneuvers in between. A fortuitous cosmic alignment allows Cassini to attempt this doubleheader, and the interest in swinging by Dione influenced the design of its extended mission.