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Sun-Earth Day
Michael Sandras, a member of
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4/11/07
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Michael Sandras, a member of the Pontchartrain Astronomical Society, explains his solar telescope to students of Second Street in Bay St. Louis, Hancock County and Nicholson elementary schools in StenniSphere's Millennium Hall on April 10. The students participated in several hands-on activities at Stennis Space Center's Sun-Earth Day celebration. |
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4/11/07 |
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A-3 First Tree Cutting
Tree clearing for the site o
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6/13/07
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Tree clearing for the site of the new A-3 Test Stand at Stennis Space center began June 13. NASA's first new large rocket engine test stand to be built since the site's inception, A-3 construction begins a historic era for America's largest rocket engine test complex. The 300-foot-tall structure is scheduled for completion in August 2010. A-3 will perform altitude tests on the Constellation's J-2X engine that will power the upper stage of the Ares I crew launch vehicle and earth departure stage of the Ares V cargo launch vehicle. The Constellation Program, NASA's plan for carrying out the nation's Vision for Space Exploration, will return humans to the moon and eventually carry them to Mars and beyond. |
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6/13/07 |
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Stennis hosts Gulf Pine Coun
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Tori Williams, of Brownie Gi
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10/13/07
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Tori Williams, of Brownie Girl Scout Troop 313, builds her own `stomp rocket' with the help of adult chaperone Pamela Cottrell. The two, of Gulfport, participated in NASA Brownie Day on Oct. 13 at Stennis Space Center. They were among nearly 200 members of Brownie Girl Scout Troops within the Gulf Pines Council who took part in the day of educational activities at SSC. Brownie Day used NASA curriculum support materials to teach about the sun and its significance in our solar system. In addition to building and launching their own model rockets, the girls toured the center's portable Starlab planetarium, viewed demonstrations about living and working in space, played games of `Moon Phasers' that teach about the rotation of the moon around the earth, made bracelets with ultraviolet-sensitive beads, and other activities that celebrated Earth's very own star. They also toured StenniSphere and were able to earn their Earth and Sky and Space Explorer `Try-Its.' |
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10/13/07 |
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Students with NASA's Stennis
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Jason Jones, left, and Laure
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12/10/07
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Jason Jones, left, and Lauren Childs are pictured with their presentation during the poster session at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in San Francisco, Calif., Dec. 10-14, 2007. |
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12/10/07 |
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The Original Seven
In this 1960 photograph, the
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11/27/07
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In this 1960 photograph, the seven original Mercury astronauts participate in U.S. Air Force survival training exercises at Stead Air Force Base in Nevada. Pictured from left to right are: L. Gordon Cooper, M. Scott Carpenter, John Glenn, Alan Shepard, Virgil I. Grissom, Walter Schirra and Donald K. Slayton. Portions of their clothing have been fashioned from parachute material, and all have grown beards from their time in the wilderness. The purpose of this training was to prepare astronauts in the event of an emergency or faulty landing in a remote area. Forty-five years ago today on May 24, 1962, Scott Carpenter went on to fly the second American manned orbital flight. He piloted his Aurora 7 spacecraft through three revolutions of the Earth, reaching a maximum altitude of 164 miles. The spacecraft landed in the Atlantic Ocean about 1,000 miles, about 1,609 kilometers, southeast of Cape Canaveral after the 4 hour, 54 minute flight. Image credit: NASA |
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11/27/07 |
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T-17 Flyby -- Raw Image N000
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T-17 Flyby -- Raw Image N00065334 |
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+ See T-17 Flyby Page N00065334.jpg was taken Sept. 8, 2006 and received on Earth Sept. 8, 2006. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 137,854 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CB3 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2007. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. *Image Credit:* NASA/JPL |
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September 11, 2006 |
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Titan Flyby -- Oct. 9, 2006
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Titan Flyby -- Oct. 9, 2006 -- (Raw Image) |
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N00067472.jpg was taken on Oct. 10, 2006 and received on Earth Oct. 10, 2006. The camera was pointing toward TITAN at approximately 189,368 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CB3 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2007. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. *Image Credit:* NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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October 10, 2006 |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098664.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PANDORA at approximately 1,709,496 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039992.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,747,754 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR2 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039990.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,747,248 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IR1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098663.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PANDORA at approximately 1,710,059 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098662.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PROMETHEUS at approximately 1,738,341 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098659.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PAN at approximately 1,678,991 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098656.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward CALYPSO at approximately 1,561,473 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039993.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,748,044 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR2 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098660.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PAN at approximately 1,679,463 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039989.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,746,943 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and VIO filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098657.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PALLENE, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098658.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PALLENE, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039991.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,747,567 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IR1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Agitators of the Atmosphere
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Agitators of the Atmosphere |
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Two bright vortices roll across the cloud-lined face of Saturn, where winds howl at high speeds never experienced on Earth. This view was acquired at about the same time as Cloud Lanes but the planet appears darker here. This is because the spectral filter used to acquire this image looks at a part of the spectrum where methane absorption in Saturn's atmosphere is stronger. Thus, photons do not penetrate as deep into the Saturn atmosphere as they do at the wavelengths observed in Cloud Lanes. Since more photons are absorbed here, the planet looks darker. The icy particles composing the rings do not contain methane, and therefore appear bright relative to Saturn. The image was taken using a spectral filter sensitive to wavelengths of infrared light centered at 862 nanometers. The view was obtained using the Cassini spacecraft wide-angle camera on Dec. 13, 2006 at a distance of approximately 775,000 kilometers (481,000 miles) from Saturn. Image scale is 43 kilometers (27 miles) per pixel. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov . The Cassini imaging team homepage is at http://ciclops.org . Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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January 31, 2007 |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098655.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward CALYPSO at approximately 1,560,913 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039988.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,746,089 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and BL1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098661.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PROMETHEUS at approximately 1,739,055 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039994.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,748,266 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR3 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039999.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,752,878 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IRP90 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040003.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,753,899 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and RED filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040010.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,756,761 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IR1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040018.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,779,424 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IRP90 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040013.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,757,455 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR3 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Icy Outpost?
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The Cassini spacecraft looks down under at the tortured south polar region of Enceladus, crossed by its |
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The Cassini spacecraft looks down under at the tortured south polar region of Enceladus, crossed by its "tiger stripes," or sulci, as the long, nearly parallel fractures are officially known. The use of enhanced color in this and other composite images makes the fractures and faults easier for the eye to detect. The moon's excess warmth, water ice jets, and huge vapor plume laced with simple organic materials make it an excellent candidate for the search for pre-biotic chemistry, and possibly even life, beyond Earth. Enceladus is 505 kilometers (314 miles across). This false-color view is a composite of images obtained using filters sensitive to ultraviolet, green and infrared light. The images were taken by the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Jan. 16, 2007 at a distance of approximately 657,000 kilometers (408,000 miles) from Enceladus. Image scale is 4 kilometers (2 miles) per pixel. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter and its two onboard cameras were designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The imaging operations center is based at the Space Science Institute in Boulder, Colo. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov . The Cassini imaging team homepage is at http://ciclops.org . Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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February 21, 2007 |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040007.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,755,125 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and BL1 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040006.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,754,556 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and GRN filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040000.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,753,195 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IRP90 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Titan (T18) Viewed by Cassin
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This radar image, obtained by Cassini's radar instrument during a near-polar flyby on Sept. 23, 2006, is the second scene that shows clear shorelines reminiscent of terrestrial lakes. |
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This radar image, obtained by Cassini's radar instrument during a near-polar flyby on Sept. 23, 2006, is the second scene that shows clear shorelines reminiscent of terrestrial lakes. With Titan's colder temperatures and hydrocarbon-rich atmosphere, these lakes most likely contain a combination of methane and ethane (both hydrocarbons), not water. This high-latitude opportunity confirmed scientists' predictions that lakes would be present here, consistent with calculations that suggested that hydrocarbons would be stable as liquids at the colder, high latitudes. It also showed unusual complex terrain, the origin of which remains a mystery. The image is illuminated by the radar from the top, and shows features as small as about 300 meters (980 feet). Starting at the left (63 degrees north latitude by 255 degrees west longitude), where the terrain appears bland and dark, the swath heads northeast into a more rugged, mottled terrain, probably containing dried lakes and canyons formed by the presence of liquid hydrocarbons. The first lake, an irregular, almost-triangular shape about 16 kilometers (10 miles) across at the widest point, can be seen near the bottom of the image, it appears to be fed by two channels from the south. Several more lakes can be seen about one-third of the way into the swath, near the closest approach to the pole, (north of 75 degrees north latitude), including Titan's "kissing lakes," each 20 to 25 kilometers (12 to 16 miles) across. Two other lakes feature narrow or angular bays, including a broad peninsula that on Earth would be evidence that the surrounding terrain is higher and confines the liquid. Continuing on, about three-quarters of the way through the swath, the terrain becomes brighter and more rugged, again indicating possible dried lakes and canyon-like structures. A long 100-kilometer (60-mile) series of grooves appears, likely carved by liquids. Next is an area of bright terrain with an unusual directional texture, indicating possible dunes, but brighter and perhaps different in nature than those seen elsewhere. Finally, towards the end of the swath, where the image quality is poorest, the terrain becomes mottled and difficult to interpret. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. Credit:NASA/JPL |
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February 20, 2007 |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040011.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,756,947 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR2 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040017.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,779,188 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040001.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,753,389 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IRP0 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040012.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,757,235 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR2 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039996.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,752,183 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040004.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,754,046 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and RED filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040015.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,778,746 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00039997.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,752,372 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040014.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,757,743 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR3 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040002.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,753,706 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IRP0 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040021.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,780,065 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and IRP0 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098669.jpg was taken on December 07, 2007 and received on Earth December 08, 2007. The camera was pointing toward PANDORA at approximately 2,012,801 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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W00040032.jpg was taken on December 06, 2007 and received on Earth December 07, 2007. The camera was pointing toward SATURN-RINGS at approximately 1,783,890 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the IR3 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Here on the Gallery page you can find the very latest images, videos and products from the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn, including the spectacular launch, spacecraft assembly and the exciting trip to Saturn. |
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N00098665.jpg was taken on December 07, 2007 and received on Earth December 08, 2007. The camera was pointing toward ATLAS at approximately 1,790,834 kilometers away, and the image was taken using the CL1 and CL2 filters. This image has not been validated or calibrated. A validated/calibrated image will be archived with the NASA Planetary Data System in 2008. For more information on raw images check out our frequently asked questions section. Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute |
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Titan (T25) Viewed by Cassin
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Titan (T25) Viewed by Cassini's Radar Feb. 22, 2007 |
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This image of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, obtained by Cassini's radar instrument during a near-polar flyby on Feb. 22, 2007, features dunes and lakes, one of which is larger than any lake on Earth and could be legitimately called a sea. First discovered by Cassini's radar in July 2006 (see Lakes on Titan), Titan's lakes are thought to consist of liquid methane and ethane. The image runs from southern latitudes, starting at 32 degrees south, 55 degrees west, where we see featureless terrain with bright streaks, heading north and slightly east, through dune fields interspersed with exposed bright mounds. In places, the dunes wrap around the bright mounds, which suggests the mounds are raised (see Titan Features and Interactions). In one case, the dunes wrap around an unusual rose-shaped structure, approximately 70 kilometers (40 miles) across. Near the spacecraft's closest approach (33 degrees north, 28 degrees west), where the swath is at its narrowest, the terrain is dark and mottled, with occasional bright outcrops and fine dunes. As we continue to head north, we see the first signs of the action of liquids -- fine channels and canyon-like structures. Later, depressions can be seen. These are similar to those seen in the lake region and are interpreted as volcanic calderas or drained lakes. As the swath continues, these become more plentiful, and some are partly filled with dark material thought to be liquid hydrocarbons, hence lakes. In places, the lakes reside in what appear to be nested, near-circular depressions, reminiscent of nested calderas. The final section of the swath, which is closest to the pole, contains by far the largest lakes observed by Cassini's radar to date. Part of the first of these was seen during a previous flyby (see Titan's Great Lakes?), and is fed by a long river -- over 200 kilometers (120 miles) in length, and hundreds of meters to over 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in width - running through what appears to be a flood plain. The lake's bright, jutting shoreline indicates that old, eroded landforms may have been flooded. The end of the next lake was also observed before (see Lakes and More lakes), appearing to be, in both form and scale, similar to Lake Powell, a flooded drainage system in Utah and Arizona. We can now see that this lake on Titan connects via a relatively narrow channel to a much larger (at least 45,000 square kilometers or 17,000 square miles) lake, containing a large (approximately 12,000 square kilometers or 4,600 square miles) island or peninsula (see Titan: Larger and Larger Lakes). The last part of the image passes close to the pole (86 degrees north, 290 degrees east), before heading east and slightly south. At the end of the swath, we see the largest lake observed yet -- at least 100,000 square kilometers (39,000 square miles), which is greater in extent than one of the largest lakes on Earth, Lake Superior (82,000 square kilometers or 32,000 square miles), and covers a greater fraction of, Titan than the largest terrestrial inland sea, the Black Sea. The Black Sea covers 0.085 percent of the surface of the Earth, this newly observed body on Titan covers at least 0.12 percent of the surface of Titan. Because of its size, scientists are calling this a sea. The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project of NASA, the European Space Agency and the Italian Space Agency. The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages the mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, D.C. The Cassini orbiter was designed, developed and assembled at JPL. The radar instrument was built by JPL and the Italian Space Agency, working with team members from the United States and several European countries. For more information about the Cassini-Huygens mission visit http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm. *Credit:* NASA/JPL |
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March 13, 2007 |
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