Cassini
The Cassini-Huygens space probe mission was a joint project by NASA and ESA to study Saturn and its moons.
Credit: NASA
Facts About Cassini:
- The mission consisted of two robotic spacecraft: The Cassini space probe that orbited Saturn, and the Huygens lander that landed on the moon Titan.
- Cassini spent 13 years orbiting and studying Saturn, its rings and moons.
- It was the 4th probe to visit Saturn but the first to orbit it (the others were fly-by missions).
Classification: Spacecraft, Unmanned
Developed by: NASA, ESA, ASI
Mission: Study Saturn and its moons.
Launched: 15th October, 1997
Mission Ended: 2017.0915