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The Cassini mission has ended, but its legacy remains

by Sean McHenry

Sep 15, 2017

After 20 years, the Cassini spacecraft has met its end — and NASA is already looking at the next horizon.

A computer-animated still showing the Cassini spacecraft in its final orbit. After 13 years, the spacecraft ended its mission and began a final descent into Saturn's atmosphere, where it burned up.

Courtesy of NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab

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