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This simulated view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows the expected positions of Saturn and Earth on July 19, 2013, around the time Cassini will take Earth's picture.

Cassini Probe to Take Photo of Earth From Deep Space

NASA's Cassini spacecraft, now exploring Saturn, will take a picture of our home planet from a distance of hundreds of millions of miles on July 19.

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Titan

Cassini Sees Precursors to Aerosol Haze on Titan

Scientists have confirmed the presence of complex, ringed hydrocarbons in the upper atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon, Titan.

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Dione

Cassini Finds Hints of Activity at Saturn Moon Dione

A moon once thought to be boring could actually be quite animated, according to a new study analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.

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Vast Ligeia Mare in false color

Forecast for Titan: Wild Weather Could Be Ahead

Two new models with implications for NASA's Cassini mission suggest the onset of spring in Titan's northern hemisphere could bring waves and ...

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Global topographic map of Titan

Cassini Shapes First Global Topographic Map of Titan

Scientists have used data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft to map the highs and lows of Titan, Saturn's largest moon.

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Vast Ligeia Mare in False Color

Vast Ligeia Mare in false color

Ligeia Mare, shown here in a false-color image from NASA's Cassini mission, is the second largest known body of liquid on Saturn's moon Titan. It is filled with liquid hydrocarbons, such as ethane ...

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Summer is Coming!

Saturn's northern hemisphere

Summer is slowly coming to Saturn's northern hemisphere. The north pole, which was in the midst of a seven-year-long winter when Cassini arrived in 2004, is now seen basking in the sunlight of ...

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Goodbye to Rhea

Rhea

On its fourth and final targeted flyby of Rhea, the Cassini spacecraft provided this stunning view of the ancient and heavily cratered surface. Billions of years of impacts have sculpted Rhea's ...

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