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  Behold the Violent History of Saturn's White Whale Moon

  February 19, 2010 — Like the battered white whale Moby Dick taunting Captain Ahab, Saturn's moon Prometheus surges toward the viewer in a new 3-D image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The image exposes the irregular ... > full story
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  Saturn's Aurora Offer Stunning Double Show

  February 11, 2010 — Researchers recently took advantage of a rare opportunity to record Saturn when its rings are edge on, resulting in a unique movie featuring both of the giant planet's poles. Saturn is only in this ... > full story
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  'Ingredients for Life' Present on Saturn's Moon Enceladus, Say Scientists

  February 9, 2010 — Some of 'the major ingredients for life' are present on one of Saturn's moons, according to scientists. A team working on the Cassini-Huygens mission have found negatively charged water ions in the ... > full story
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  Route 66: Cassini's Next Look at Saturn's Moon Titan

  January 29, 2010 — Sixteen days after last visiting Saturn's largest moon, NASA's Cassini spacecraft returns for another look-see of the cloud-shrouded moon -- this time from on high. The flyby on Thursday, Jan. 28, ... > full story
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  Groovy Hills Rising from Titan's Surface

  January 25, 2010 — Hills with a wrinkly radial pattern stand out in a new radar image of Saturn's moon Titan captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 28, ... > full story
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  Resumed Mars Orbiter Observations Yield Stunning Views

  January 19, 2010 — Dunes of sand-sized materials have been trapped on the floors of many Martian craters. A new view captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows dunes inside a crater in Noachis Terra, west of ... > full story
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  Celebrating the Fifth Anniversary of Huygens' Titan Touchdown

  January 15, 2010 — On 14 January 2005, ESA's Huygens probe descended to the surface of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. Planetary scientists from around the world have gathered in Barcelona to discuss the legacy of ... > full story
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  As the Crust Turns: Cassini Data Show Enceladus in Motion

  January 12, 2010 — Blobs of warm ice that periodically rise to the surface and churn the icy crust on Saturn's moon Enceladus explain the quirky heat behavior and intriguing surface of the moon's south polar region, ... > full story
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  Explaining Plasma Motion Around Saturn

  December 30, 2009 — Understanding the motion and source of the plasma around Saturn is important for understanding the dynamics of the magnetosphere. Researchers present a theory that describes plasma transport in ... > full story
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  Saturn's Auroral Hiss Is Asymmetrical

  December 30, 2009 — Saturn emits "auroral hiss," a whistler-mode electromagnetic emission observed in the magnetosphere at high latitudes. This emission is similar to auroral hiss emitted by Earth. However, unlike ... > full story

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