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Rhea, Enceladus, Mimas, and Tethys, oh my!

15 Oct 2009, 16:23 UTC
Rhea, Enceladus, Mimas, and Tethys, oh my!
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For a very long time Cassini has been in an orbit that carried it high above and below the plane of the rings. This has been fantastic for observations of the rings and planet during the equinox season, and has permitted some cool observations of Titan's poles (since Cassini always comes back to Titan sooner or later for an orbit-adjusting gravity-assist flyby). But it's meant there's been very little in the way of high-resolution views of the ....

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