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Cassini: mission to saturn and titan
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Lebreton, Jean-Pierre Tan, Grace H. Horn, Linda J. Stoller, Richard L. Flury, Walter Stetson, Douglas S. Kerridge, Stuart J. |
| Copyright Year | 1992 |
| Description | The Cassini Mission to Saturn and Titan represents an important step into the exploration of the outerplanets. It will expand on the flyby encounters of Pioneer and Voyager and parallel the detailed exploration of the Jupiter system to be accomplished by the Galileo Mission. By continuing the study of the two giant planets and enabling detailed comparisons of their structure and behavior, Cassini will provide a tremendous insight into the formation and evolution of the solar system. In addition, by virtue of its focus on the Saturnian satellite Titan, Cassini will return detailed data on an environment whose atmospheric chemistry may resemble that of the primitive Earth. The scientific objectives can be divided into five categories: Titan, Saturn, rings, icy satellites, and magnetospheres. The key area of interest to exobiologists is Titan; the other four scientific categories will be discussed briefly to provide a comprehensive overview of the Cassini Mission. |
| File Size | 1041979 |
| Page Count | 20 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930009370 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5n925f2s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1992-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Exploration Cassini Mission Galileo Project Encounters Magnetospheres Saturn Planet Atmospheric Chemistry Icy Satellites Gas Giant Planets Flyby Missions Saturn Rings Titan Saturn Atmosphere Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |