NASA released new images of Saturn’s moon Atlas, taken with the spacecraft “Cassani”.
The photo was taken at a distance of about 11,000 km.
Shots of raw, but made for the nearest than ever, distance. They help describe the form and Geology of the satellite.
According to scientists, the size of the satellite is about 30 km in diameter. He moves around the most extreme and brightest of Saturn’s rings.
Currently, Cassini is preparing to complete the mission of his mission, in the final, which is expected to dip probe into the atmosphere of Saturn. During dives will be obtained valuable information about the composition of the deep atmosphere of the planet.
The last stage of the mission will start on April 26 and during this phase, Cassini will make 22-of-flight between Saturn and the closest ring that will allow you to obtain new images of the giant planet and its inner ring. 15 September will be disastrous dive Cassini in atmosphere of Saturn.
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