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High-Res Helene

Cassini snapped this image of Saturn's moon Helene while completing the mission's second-closest encounter of the moon on June 18, 2011. More ›

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The Face of Phoebe

Phoebe's true nature is revealed in startling clarity in this mosaic of two images taken during Cassini's flyby on June 11, 2004. More ›

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Mighty Odysseus

The most visually striking feature on Saturn’s icy moon Tethys is Odysseus crater. More ›

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Neon Saturn

This striking false-color mosaic was created from 25 images taken in 2007 by Cassini's visual and infrared mapping spectrometer. More ›

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A Stage for Shadows

Two kinds of dramatic shadows play across the face of Saturn in this Cassini view. More ›

Science Team Status

ANALYZING DATA
Mission Elapsed Time

19 Yrs. | 11 Mo. | 3 Hrs. | 12 Min. | 46 Sec.
Mission: Successful

EOM: Sep. 15, 2017 | 4:55 a.m. PDT

News and Features

All you need to know about the final phase of the mission. These new orbits will take the long-lived spacecraft into unexplored space between Saturn's cloud tops and rings in an exciting, science-rich endgame.

Illustration of Cassini entering Saturn's atmosphere.

The Grand Finale Toolkit

Browse some of the greatest images taken by Cassini during its 13-year tour at Saturn.

Color enhanced image of Saturn's swirling clouds.

Hall of Fame

This colorful graphic summarizes Cassini's scientific journey at Saturn.

The Long And Winding Road

Each year the mission picked its top images and science stories.

Black and white image of small, cratered moon.

Top 10s

If a spacecraft kept a diary, this would be it. Week after week Cassini's team chronicled the mission highlights.

Color image of people in mission control.

Significant Events

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The Science

Cassini has revealed never-before-seen events that are changing our understanding of how planetary systems form and what conditions might lead to habitats for life.

Raw Images

Animated GIF of Saturn's rings backlit by the sun.

Fresh from Saturn: Browse the latest, unprocessed images beamed back from Saturn by the Cassini orbiter.

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Hall of Fame

Cassini has returned thousands of great images. These are the best of the best.
Graphics

Illustrations, artwork and infographics that reveal how the Cassini mission works.
Amateur Images

We provide the data. You provide the inspiration. A look at some of the fantastic amateur artwork created with Cassini data.