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1. Cassini unueils Saturn: This intrepid spacecraft spent 13 years studying the ringed planet, transforming our view of this captivating world

Author

Kruesi, Liz

Subjects
Cassini (Space probe) -- History, Saturn (Planet) -- Natural history -- Observations, Saturn flights -- History, Planetary rings -- Natural history -- Observations, Astronomy
Abstract

On the evening of September 11, 2017, Griffith Observatory hosted an enthusiastic group of observers. The assembled crowd looked through the 12-inch Zeiss refracting telescope, the centerpiece of the venerable [...]

Published
2018

2. Close encounters with the ringed planet: the probes not only returned stunning images of Saturn and its rings--they also set the stage for the highly successful Cassini mission

Author

Kruesi, Liz

Subjects
Voyager 2 (Space probe) -- History, Voyager 1 (Space probe) -- History, Cassini (Space probe) -- History, Space flight to Saturn -- History, Satellites -- Observations -- Natural history, Planetary rings -- Natural history -- Observations, Saturn (Planet) -- Natural history -- Observations, Astronomy
Abstract

Some call Saturn the jewel of the solar system, with its distinctive rings, variety of moons, and swift atmospheric winds. The first glances of the planet through a telescope certainly [...]

Published
2017

3. Martian moon orbit hints at ancient ring

Subjects
Orbits -- Observations, Mars (Planet) -- Natural history -- Observations, Planetary rings -- Natural history -- Observations, Aerospace and defense industries, Astronomy, High technology industry, Telecommunications industry
Abstract

Byline: Staff Writers Mountain View CA (SPX) Jun 03, 2020, 2020 Scientists from the SETI Institute and Purdue University have found that the only way to produce Deimos's unusually tilted [...]

Published
2020

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