Cassini Mission to Saturn Information about the Cassini mission to Saturn launched in October 1997 and due to report back in 2004. The mission is named after the seventeenth century, French-Italian astronomer Jean Dominique Cassini, who discovered the prominent gap in Saturn's main rings and the moons Iapetus, Rhea, Dione and Tethys. Resources offered include images, bibliographies, newsletters, reports, and links to related resources. Includes text, reference data, tables and images. Planetary Data System Archive which provides accurate and quality planetary science data products to the scientific community.
Resources cover planetary ring systems, atmospheres, and small bodies, such as comets and asteroids.
Information is provided in a variety of formats, including images and animations. The detailed images from Europa suggest slush below the surface.