Cassini probe snaps close-up of Saturn
Spacecraft closes in on ringed planet, sparks new puzzles
By By Robert Roy Britt
Senior Space Writer
The Cassini spacecraft has returned a detailed new picture of Saturn as the craft makes its final approach toward the ringed planet. The image is the first of many that should now begin to flow from the mission.
"Prepare to be amazed," said Carolyn Porco, Cassini imaging team leader at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo.
In the new photograph, Saturn is 60 percent larger than it was in the last Cassini image, made in December. Details are visible in the planet's rings and clouds. And already scientists have found a puzzle....
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