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  Cassini Finishes Sleigh Ride by Saturn's Icy Moons

  December 22, 2010 — On the heels of a successful close flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus, NASA's Cassini spacecraft is returning images of Enceladus and the nearby moon ... > full story
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  Hot Plasma Explosions Inflate Saturn's Magnetic Field

  December 15, 2010 — A new analysis based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft finds a causal link between mysterious, periodic signals from Saturn's magnetic field and explosions of hot ionized gas, known as plasma, ... > full story
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  Cyclone Lasting More Than Five Years Is Detected on Saturn

  December 15, 2010 — Researchers have been monitoring a cyclone on Saturn for more than five years. This makes it the longest-lasting cyclone detected to date on any of the giant planets of the Solar System. Images from ... > full story
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  Cassini Spots Potential Ice Volcanoes on Saturn's Moon Titan

  December 14, 2010 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found possible ice volcanoes on Saturn's moon Titan that are similar in shape to those on Earth that spew molten rock. Topography and surface composition data have ... > full story
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  Demise of Large Satellite May Have Led to the Formation of Saturn’s Rings and Inner Moons

  December 12, 2010 — Simulations may explain how Saturn's majestic rings and icy inner moons formed following the collision of a Titan-sized satellite with the planet, according to a new ... > full story
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  Cassini Returns Images of Bright Jets at Saturn's Moon Enceladus

  December 2, 2010 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully dipped near the surface of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Nov. 30. Though Cassini's closest approach took it to within about 48 kilometers (30 miles) of the moon's ... > full story
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  Cassini Finds Warm Cracks on Saturn's Moon Enceladus

  December 1, 2010 — New images and data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft give scientists a unique Saturn-lit view of active fissures through the south polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. They reveal a more ... > full story
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  Thin Air: Oxygen Atmosphere Found on Saturn's Moon Rhea

  November 28, 2010 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has detected a very tenuous atmosphere known as an exosphere, infused with oxygen and carbon dioxide around Saturn's icy moon Rhea. This is the first time a spacecraft has ... > full story
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  Cassini Back to Normal, Ready for Enceladus

  November 24, 2010 — NASA's Cassini spacecraft resumed normal operations Nov. 24. All science instruments have been turned back on, the spacecraft is properly configured and Cassini is in good health. Mission managers ... > full story
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  Saturn Is on a Cosmic Dimmer Switch, Cassini Reveals

  November 10, 2010 — Like a cosmic light bulb on a dimmer switch, Saturn emitted gradually less energy each year from 2005 to 2009, according to observations by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. But unlike an ordinary bulb, ... > full story

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