The (Long) Weekend Warrior: Nine Moons, 62 Hours
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
Taking a long-weekend road trip, NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully glided near nine Saturnian moons, sending back a stream of raw images as mementos of its adrenaline-fueled expedition. The spacecraft sent back particularly intriguing images of the moons Dione and Rhea.