Cassini


 * Cassini-Huygens Spacecraft **

The Cassini-Huygens spacecraft was launched by NASA and ESA on October 15th 1997. It arrived at Saturn on June 30th 2004 after traveling the distance between Earth and Saturn; 934 million miles or 1.5 billion km on the day of arrival of Cassini’s arrival at Saturn. The spacecraft launched its probe “Huygens” on December 24th that same year. On January 15th 2005 Huygens parachuted down to the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon where it transmitted valuable data back to scientists on Earth. Cassini ended its first mission in 2008 and is now in its second mission. It has produced a wealth of information since its arrival in the Saturn system. There has been a steady stream of data coming in from the advanced instrumentation on this spacecraft. The current mission is scheduled to continue until 2017 when it will make close studies of the planet Saturn and its rings.
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= = =NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory= = = =[|NASA Jet Propulsion Lab celebrates 10 years since Cassini was launched]= "NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." //NASA//. Web. 23 May 2012. .

Edited by Susan Wantanabe
Updated March 4th 2008 Reviewed May 22nd 2012 By David Cullison

NASA is a credible and reliable source for information on this subject. The readability score is at a 9th grade level. The website is well laid out and easy to use.

"NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration." //NASA//. Web. 23 May 2012. . =[|Cassini Finds Saturn Moon has Planet-Like Qualities]=

Edited by Tony Greicius
Updated April 26th 2012 Reviewed May 22nd 2012 By David Cullison

NASA is a credible and reliable source for information on this subject. The readability score is at an 8th grade level. The website is well laid out and easy to use.

= = = = http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Cassini-Huygens/SEM9D2HHZTD_0.htm = = =[|Technical information about the Cassini Spacecraft] =

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ESA (European Space Agency) Launched Cassini in a joint program with NASA, they are a credible source. The readability score is at a 12th grade level. This website is easy to use but could be improved when it comes to obtaining site specific information.

== (credit: NASA/JPL Caltech/SSI) =[|Cassini spots tiny moon Methone on its way to Titan]=

By Jia-Rui C. Cook Updated May 22nd 2012 Reviewed May 22nd 2012

Clarksville Online is a local news source from Clarksville Tennessee. The article is borrowed from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab. There is no question as to its reliability. The average readability score puts this at a reading level of grade 16. This is nearly graduate level. The website is a news source that is full of advertising and could be improved greatly.

(Credit: NASA/JPL Caltech/SSI) =[|Cassini Captures Images and Sounds of Saturn Storm]=

By G. Fischer, W. S. Kurth, D. A. Gurnett, P. Zarka, U. A. Dyudina, A. P. Ingersoll, S. P. Ewald, C. C. Porco, A. Wesley, C. Go, M. Delcroix. Updated: July 6th 2011 Retrieved May22nd 2012

Science Daily is a website that reports research from universities, journals and other research organizations. Information from here is trustworthy. The average readability score is at a 7th Grade level. The website is easy to use and full of up to date useful information.