Nasa published a unique picture of Saturn’s rings
Online Nasa, published a unique image of Saturn and its rings are wide-angle camera was made space probe “Cassini”, the picture was taken using an infrared filter at a distance of about 1.5 million kilometers. Scientists believe that with this picture finally will have the opportunity to study the location of clouds in the planet’s atmosphere.
One unique shot was taken wide-angle camera space probe “Cassini” May 25, 2015 at a distance about 1.5 million kilometers. Picture was taken using a spectral filter. The scale of the resulting image 89 kilometers per pixel (55 miles per pixel).
The mission of “Cassini” began in 1997, when it was launched a space probe to Saturn. This mission is the fruit of a collaborative effort of scientists from the US space agency, Europe and Italy. The mission of “Cassini” at the moment is not only very ambitious but also very expensive. On board the space probe was lander “Huygens”. “Cassini” has reached the orbit of Saturn July 1, 2004 he has been studying not only the Saturn, but also its moon Titan. To study the atmosphere and surface of Titan was launched lander “Huygens».
Space continues to explore all areas of the seasonal period of Saturn. This mission is at the probe appeared in 2010, the mission was called “Solstice” at the moment the period of the device until 2017, but it is possible that his mission will continue.
In 2016, the last phase begins in activity probe, called “Final Opera.” The probe will perform a very risky and dangerous maneuvers, which will enable astronomers to explore Saturn and its satellites with new angles. At the end of the mission planned to push the probe to Saturn and to obtain information not only about the structure and the physical properties of the atmosphere.
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