Orbit Plot: Cassini Grand Finale (Artist’s Concept)

Illustration showing Cassini's final orbits.
February 13, 2017
CreditNASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech / Erick Sturm
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During its final months, the Cassini spacecraft will climb repeatedly high above the planet’s north pole and then dive between the planet and the innermost edge of its dazzling rings.

Illustration of Cassini's final orbits.
A similar graphic without the final orbit highlighted in orange.