Exploration of Saturn
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The exploration of Saturn has been performed solely by crewless probes. Three missions were flybys, which formed an extended foundation of knowledge about the system. The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft, l
Artist's concept of Cassini's orbit insertion around Saturn
Pioneer 11 image of Saturn.
Saturn eclipses the Sun, as seen from Cassini.
Missions to Saturn face competition from missions to other Solar System bodies
Cassini–Huygens
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Cassini–Huygens, commonly called Cassini, was a joint space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its s
Exploration of Saturn
…Saturn has been performed solely by crewless probes. Three missions were flybys, which formed an extended foundation of knowledge about the system. The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft, launched in 1997, was in orbit from 2004 to 2017. Saturn was first visited by Pioneer 11 in September 1979. It flew within 20,000 kilometres…
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