Cassini’s First Grand Finale Dive

Cassini’s First Grand Finale Dive
NASA ^ | April 26, 2017 | NASA/JPL

Posted on 04/26/2017 4:03:40 AM PDT by Ulmius

Cassini’s First Grand Finale Dive: Milestones

Updated April 26, 2017 at 2 a.m. PDT

Cassini has made its first dive between the rings and Saturn. It is not in contact with Earth at this time and is expected to regain contact via NASA’s Deep Space Network no earlier than around midnight PDT on April 26, 2017 (3 a.m. EDT on April 27, 2017).

TOPICS: Astronomy; History; Science
KEYWORDS: cassini; nasa; saturn

Links to updates on Cassini's milestones and images of the descent between the planet Saturn and its rings are expected no earlier than 3:30 am EDT. Social media links are provided on the linked page.

1 posted on 04/26/2017 4:03:40 AM PDT by Ulmius

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To: Ulmius

3:30 am EDT tomorrow, by the way, excuse me.

2 posted on 04/26/2017 4:04:38 AM PDT by Ulmius

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To: Ulmius

bttt

3 posted on 04/26/2017 7:34:20 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)

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