It’s been 19 years and 8 months since the launch of the two-part unmanned robotic spacecraft Cassini-Huygens that was sent to know more about Saturn, the sixth planet in our solar system. Cassini is the fourth space probe to Saturn, but the first-ever spacecraft to achieve orbit of the planet. Cassini, which has served as an encyclopaedia on Saturn, is all set to be plunged into Saturn on 15th September 2017 as its mission draws to an end. As the clock ticks down, let’s go back and retrace the long path Cassini has travelled and the milestones it has achieved in all these…
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