Cassini's Land of Lakes Tour Continues
Cassini's Land of Lakes Tour Continues
Cassini's radar instrument will hunt for more lakes on Saturn's moon Titan, during a flyby on Monday, Oct. 9. After discovering lakes in July, the Cassini team tweaked the spacecraft's viewing geometry to point the radar farther north to search for more lakes
Titan Flyby at a Glance
Date
Oct. 9, 2006
Altitude
609 miles (980 km)
Speed
13,400 mph (6.0 km/sec)