Interplanetary station finishes its work.
September 15 interplanetary station Cassini will fall into Saturn, completing its 20-year journey.
It is reported by NASA, publish the best photo taken by the probe for his life.
13 Sep probe made final gravity-assist maneuver near Titan, moon of Saturn. This maneuver was necessary to bring in the final Cassini directly to Saturn. The day after tomorrow, on 15 September, the unit will enter the planet’s atmosphere and completely burn up in the dense layers. The device will collect and transmit data until its end, which will allow scientists to obtain unique information about the structure and physical properties of the atmosphere of Saturn.
The device was launched in 1997 to 2004, he drifted through the Solar system until it reached the orbit of Saturn. In 1998 and 1999, it passed by Venus, in 1999, again reached the Earth, 2000 of Jupiter. The last 13 years the unit was in Orbit of Saturn, studying and photographing the giant planet and two of its satellites – Titan and Enceladus.
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