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See Beautiful Ontario Lacus: Cassini's Guided Tour
07.15.10 - This lake on Saturn's moon Titan turns out to be a perfect exotic vacation spot, provided you can handle subzero temperatures and enjoy soaking in liquid hydrocarbon.
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Saturn Propellers Reflect Solar System Origins
07.08.10 - Scientists using NASA's Cassini spacecraft at Saturn have stalked a new class of moons in the rings of Saturn that create distinctive propeller-shaped gaps in ring material.
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A Closer Look at Daphnis
07.06.10 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured the closest images of Saturn's moon Daphnis to date.
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Cassini to Dive Low through Titan Atmosphere
07.06.10 - As American schoolchildren head out to pools for a summer splash, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be taking its own deep plunge through the Titan atmosphere this week.
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Saturn System Moves Oxygen From Enceladus to Titan
07.01.10 - Complex interactions between Saturn and its satellites have led scientists using NASA's Cassini spacecraft to a comprehensive model that could explain how oxygen may end up on the surface of Saturn's icy moon Titan.
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Cassini Getting the Lowdown on Titan This Weekend
06.17.10 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft will take its lowest dip through the hazy atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan in the early morning of June 21 UTC, or June 20 Pacific Time.
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Next Stop, Titan: Looking at the Land o' Lakes
06.03.10 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be eyeing the north polar region of Saturn's moon Titan this weekend, scanning the moon's land o' lakes.
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What is Consuming Hydrogen and Acetylene on Titan?
06.03.10 - Two new papers based on data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft scrutinize the complex chemical activity on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.
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Cassini Heading to Titan after Tagging Enceladus
05.19.10 - Scientists rate Cassini's 10th flyby of Enceladus ... a 10.
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Cassini Double Play: Enceladus and Titan
05.17.10 - About a month and a half after its last double flyby, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will be turning another double play this week, visiting Enceladus and Titan.
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Rock and Roll: Titan's Gem Tumbler
05.11.10 - It appears flash flooding has paved streambeds in the Xanadu region of Saturn's moon Titan with thousands of sparkling crystal balls of ice, according to scientists with NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
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Cassini Returning Enceladus Gravity Data
04.30.10 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft successfully completed its 26-hour gravity observation at Saturn's moon Enceladus this week.
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Cassini and Amateurs Chase Storm on Saturn
04.29.10 - With the help of amateur astronomers, the composite infrared spectrometer instrument aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft has taken its first look at a massive blizzard in Saturn's atmosphere.
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Cassini Finishes Saturnian Doubleheader
04.12.10 - NASA's Cassini spacecraft completed its double flyby this week, swinging by Saturn's moons Titan and Dione with no maneuver in between.
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Cassini Doubleheader: Flying By Titan and Dione
04.02.10 - In a special double flyby early next week, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will visit Saturn's moons Titan and Dione within a period of about a day and a half, with no maneuvers in between.
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1980s Video Icon Glows on Saturn Moon
03.29.10 - The highest-resolution-yet temperature map and images of Saturn's icy moon Mimas obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal surprising patterns on the surface of the small moon.
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Cassini Shows Saturnian Roller Derby, Strange Weather
03.18.10 - From Earth, Saturn may look like a peaceful orb, but NASA's Cassini spacecraft has revealed a rough and tumble roller derby among the gas giant's rings.
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Cassini Data Show Ice and Rock Mixture Inside Titan
03.11.10 - By precisely tracking NASA's Cassini spacecraft on its low swoops over Saturn's moon Titan, scientists have determined the distribution of materials in the moon's interior.
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Is That Saturn's Moon Titan or Utah?
03.04.10 - Planetary scientists, who have been puzzling for years over the surface features on Saturn's moon Titan, have now found some recognizable analogies to a type of terrain on Earth known as karst topography.
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Cassini Finds Plethora of Plumes, Hotspots at Enceladus
02.23.10 - Newly released images from Cassini's November swoop over Saturn's icy moon Enceladus reveal a forest of new jets spraying from prominent fractures crossing the south polar region.