NASA's Cassini spacecraft has had its last close brush with Saturn's moon Titan and transmitted images showing strange objects near Saturn’s hazy moon before its final set of 22 orbits around the ringed planet.
The spacecraft made its 127th and final close approach to Titan on April 21 at 11:08 p.m. PDT (2:08 a.m. EDT on April 22), passing at an altitude of about 608 miles (979 kilometers) above the moon's surface.
The flyby also put Cassini on course for its dramatic last act, known as the Grand Finale. The mission will conclude with a science-rich plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on Sept. 15, 2017.
The spacecraft made its 127th and final close approach to Titan on April 21 at 11:08 p.m. PDT (2:08 a.m. EDT on April 22), passing at an altitude of about 608 miles (979 kilometers) above the moon's surface.
The flyby also put Cassini on course for its dramatic last act, known as the Grand Finale. The mission will conclude with a science-rich plunge into Saturn's atmosphere on Sept. 15, 2017.