Thursday, 20 August 2015 10:15

Cassini sends back beautiful final images of Dione

Cassini sends back beautiful final images of Dione

 

Departing Dione (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Earlier this week we reported that NASA’s Cassini spacecraft had successfully made its final flyby of the Saturn moon Dione, swooping past a mere 474km from the surface.

Considering the mission was conduct gravity research, it still managed to produce some mighty fine images of the moon.

"We had just enough time to snap a few images, giving us nice, high resolution looks at the surface," said Tilmann Denk, a Cassini participating scientist at Freie University in Berlin. "We were able to make use of reflected sunlight from Saturn as an additional light source, which revealed details in the shadows of some of the images."

Dione with Rings and Shadows (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Dione with Rings and Shadows (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Imminent Approach to Dione (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Imminent Approach to Dione (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Dione: Craters and Rings (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Dione: Craters and Rings (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Cassini's Closest Views of Dione II (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

Cassini's Closest Views of Dione II (NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute)

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