Published on October 29, 2017
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Ends Its Historic Exploration of Saturn
A thrilling epoch in the exploration of our solar system came to a close today, as NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made a fateful plunge into the atmosphere of Saturn, ending its 13-year tour of the ringed planet.
Cassini’s plunge brings to a close a series of 22 weekly “Grand Finale” dives between Saturn and its rings, a feat never before attempted by any spacecraft.
This video is available for download from NASA’s Image and Video Library:
