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    The Cassini Mission to Saturn document summarizes the Cassini-Huygens mission to study Saturn and its moons. Key details include: - The Cassini spacecraft launched in 1997 and used gravity assists from Venus and Jupiter to reach Saturn in 2004, where it began orbiting and studying the planet and moons like Titan over a 4 year primary mission. - The Huygens probe separated from Cassini in 2004 and successfully landed on Titan, sending back data from its atmosphere and surface during its descent and on the surface. - Cassini's instruments include cameras, radar, magnetometers, and particle detectors to study the composition and properties of Saturn, its rings and moons like Titan in detail

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    The Cassini Mission to Saturn document summarizes the Cassini-Huygens mission to study Saturn and its moons. Key details include: - The Cassini spacecraft launched in 1997 and used gravity assists from Venus and Jupiter to reach Saturn in 2004, where it began orbiting and studying the planet and moons like Titan over a 4 year primary mission. - The Huygens probe separated from Cassini in 2004 and successfully landed on Titan, sending back data from its atmosphere and surface during its descent and on the surface. - Cassini's instruments include cameras, radar, magnetometers, and particle detectors to study the composition and properties of Saturn, its rings and moons like Titan in detail

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    The Cassini Mission to Saturn

    Earth Gravity Assist Flyby Aug. 18, 1999 Venus Gravity Assist Flyby Apr. 26, 1998 Mars Venus Gravity Assist Flyby June 24, 1999 Orbit of Mars Orbit of Jupiter

    Jupiter

    Earth at Launch Oct. 15, 1997

    Jupiter Gravity Assist Flyby Dec. 30, 2000


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    Light Time to Earth 80 min Data Downlink 9 hr/day


    s I n t e rpla n e
    tary Trajectory

    Arrival at Saturn July 1, 2004 Plot of 74 Orbits Around Saturn

    Main Mission: 74 Orbits (Including 44 Flybys of Titan) to be Completed in 4 Years (July 2004 June 2008)

    Orbit of Saturn

    The Cassini Spacecraft


    Main Antenna (High-Gain) 4 m (13.1 ft) Magnetometer Boom 11 m (36 ft) Radar Bay Radio and Plasma Wave Antennas Fields and Particles Instruments Huygens Titan Probe Remote-Sensing Instruments RTG RTG RTG Launch Mass Spacecraft 2,442 kg (5,384 lb) Propellant 3,132 kg (6,905 lb) Total Mass 5,574 kg (12,288 lb) Engines Low-Gain Antenna

    Huygens Titan Probe


    Touchdown on Titan Nov. 27, 2004

    Titan Saturn

    Titan and Orbit Not to Saturns Scale

    Propulsion: Two engines, 445 Newton (100 lb) thrust each Electrical Power Source: Three radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) Optical Remote-Sensing Instruments: Will determine temperatures, chemical composition, structure, and chemistry of Saturn, its rings, moons, and their atmospheres; will measure the mass and internal structure of Saturn and its moons; will photograph Saturn, its rings, and moons in visible, near-infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths. Radar: Will map Titan and measure heights of surface features. Field and Particles Instruments: Will map the magnetic field of Saturn; detect charged particles and plasmas; study interactions between solid bodies and the solar wind; investigate ice and dust, plasma waves, and radio waves.

    During 3 hours of science observation and measurements, the Huygens Probe instruments will: Collect aerosols for chemical analysis. Make spectral measurements and take pictures of Titans surface and atmosphere. Measure wind speeds using the Doppler effect. Identify constituents in atmosphere. Measure physical and electrical properties of the atmosphere. Measure physical properties of the solid or liquid surface of Titan.

    Saturns Largest Moon Distance to Saturn: 1,221,850 km (759,200 mi) Diameter: 5,150 km (3,199 mi) Density: 1.82 g/cm3 Diameter: 120,660 km (equivalent to 1.82 times the (74,975 mi) density of water) 3 Density: 0.69 g/cm Surface Temperature: 181 C Length of Day: 10 hr 40 min (294 F) Length of Saturn Year: Surface Pressure: 1.5 bars 29.42 Earth Years (approximately 1.5 times Rings: 7 surface pressure at sea level Moons: 18 on Earth) Composition of Atmosphere: Composition of Atmosphere: Hydrogen (H2) Nitrogen (N2) Helium (He) Methane (CH4) Methane (CH4) and other hydrocarbons Ammonia (NH3) and nitriles and numerous other hydrocarbons

    World Wide Web (WWW): http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cassini Cassini Partners The Cassini mission is a joint effort of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), and Italian Space Agency (ASI). The mission is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology. Partners include the U.S. Air Force (USAF), Department of Energy (DOE), and academic and industrial participants from 19 countries.
    National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena, California
    JPL 400-843 10/99

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