时间:2024-09-20 05:46:49 来源:网络整理编辑:休閑
On Wednesday, the Cassini spacecraft makes the first of 22 death-defying dives into the 1,500-mile-w
On Wednesday, the Cassini spacecraft makes the first of 22 death-defying dives into the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings, giving us an unprecedented view of the sixth planet from the sun.
In honor of that maneuver, Google has released an adorable doodle paying tribute to Cassini and Saturn's special relationship.
SEE ALSO:Please send me to Saturn's 'Death Star moon' so that I may climb its mountainsThe animation shows a cartoon version of Cassini diving between Saturn and its rings, taking pictures along the way as the huge planet poses in the foreground.
Credit: googleYep, it's pretty cute.
And if all went according to plan, the doodle isn't all that far off from what's really happening at Saturn today.
Cassini should have made its first dive between Saturn and its rings at about 5 a.m. ET, snapping photos and collecting data using its science instruments on the way down.
Mission controllers won't know if the maneuver was successful until at least 3 a.m. ET, when Cassini is expected to get back in touch with Earth.
We should also get our first look of Cassini's new perspective on Saturn in the wee hours of Thursday morning. (NASA is expected to release images taken during the probe's dive by around 3:30 a.m. ET.)
Cassini is officially at the beginning of the end of its 13 year mission at Saturn.
The spacecraft is expected to make a death dive into Saturn's thick atmosphere, burning up in the process on September 15.
Cassini's last day will be a sad one for space fans. The spacecraft has transformed the way we understand Saturn and its dozens of moons, revealing never-before-seen details of the planetary system and showing us beautiful black and white views of the ringed world.
Until the end comes, however, Cassini should continue sending back photos from its "grand finale" orbit between Saturn and its rings.
TopicsGoogle
Nate Parker is finally thinking about the woman who accused him of rape2024-09-20 05:43
今日賽事 :英超(諾丁漢vs切爾西)2024-09-20 05:38
2023年世界羽聯巡回賽賽程表2024-09-20 05:00
勝率72%!曼聯4連勝,滕哈格超越英超5大名帥,對C羅態度成關鍵2024-09-20 04:54
'The Flying Bum' aircraft crashes during second test flight2024-09-20 04:47
官宣 !中國羽協公布好消息 ,3項頂級賽事落戶,簽訂“四年之約”2024-09-20 04:18
歐足聯官宣 ,曼城高居第一,當大黑馬力壓皇馬紅軍,瓜帥悲喜交加2024-09-20 04:11
英超賽事 :切爾西VS曼徹斯特城比分預測2024-09-20 04:01
Tyler, the Creator helped Frank Ocean celebrate 'Blonde' release in a delicious way2024-09-20 03:43
英超2023第1場就爆冷!熱刺02024-09-20 03:06
Fake news reports from the Newseum are infinitely better than actual news2024-09-20 05:32
石宇奇拒絕一輪遊,22024-09-20 05:19
2023新年剛至,英超爭四大戲卻已如火如荼2024-09-20 05:12
啟航2023年 ,有哪些精彩·1的羽球賽事不容錯過?2024-09-20 04:41
Airbnb activates disaster response site for Louisiana flooding2024-09-20 04:05
今日賽事 :英超(諾丁漢vs切爾西)2024-09-20 03:27
原創 2023首場競彩足球推薦:英超+法甲5場賽事分析參考 ,內附比分勝負2024-09-20 03:27
【波盈足球】 阿根廷超狂農夫無極限 種出15萬坪梅西玉米田巨型肖像 ( 阿根廷,梅西 )2024-09-20 03:26
Major earthquake and multiple aftershocks rock central Italy2024-09-20 03:11
原創 【視界觀點】英超賽事 紐卡斯爾對陣水晶宮2024-09-20 03:10