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May 29, 2015

Cassini Prepares for Last Up-close Look at Hyperion
Pasadena CA (JPL) May 29, 2015
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make its final close approach to Saturn's large, irregularly shaped moon Hyperion on Sunday, May 31. The Saturn-orbiting spacecraft will pass Hyperion at a distance of about 21,000 miles (34,000 kilometers) at approximately 6:36 a.m. PDT (9:36 a.m. EDT). Mission controllers expect images from the encounter to arrive on Earth within 24 to 48 hours. Mission scientists have hopes of seeing different terrain on Hyperion than the mission has previously explored in detail ... read more

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