KIDS TRIVIA

Detailed explanation-1: -Cassini carried a passenger to the Saturn system, the European Huygens probe-the first human-made object to land on a world in the distant outer solar system. After 20 years in space-13 of those years exploring Saturn-Cassini exhausted its fuel supply.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cassini studied Saturn from orbit for 13 years before its human engineers on Earth transformed it into an atmospheric probe for its spectacular final plunge into the planet in September 2017.

Detailed explanation-3: -On Sept. 15, 2017, the spacecraft made its final approach to the giant planet Saturn. But this encounter was like no other. This time, Cassini dived into the planet’s atmosphere, sending science data for as long as its small thrusters could keep the spacecraft’s antenna pointed at Earth.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cassini at Saturn NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its final approach to Saturn and dove into the planet’s atmosphere on Friday, Sept.