Cassini measures tug of Enceladus
Tuesday, April 27, 2010 - 06:50
in Astronomy & Space
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be gliding low over Saturn's moon Enceladus for a gravity experiment designed to probe the moon's interior composition. The flyby, which will take Cassini through the water-rich plume flaring out from Enceladus's south polar region, will occur on April 27 Pacific time and April 28 UTC. At closest approach, Cassini will be flying about 100 kilometres (60 miles) above the moon's surface...