Craft's 32 Stop Tour of Saturn
Posted on: Friday, 4 June 2004, 06:00 CDT
THE European space mission nearing Saturn will make "a grand tour" of the planet exploring its 32 known satellites, scientists said yesterday.
Over the next four years, the Cassini-Huygens space craft will explore the planet's rings, moons and other icy satellites orbiting it.
It will reach the planet in a month's time after travelling for seven years.
The peak of the pounds 2billion mission will come in January when the Huygens lander, with six British-built instruments, lands on Saturn's moon Titan.
Prof Ian Halliday, of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, said: "Saturn is hailed as the jewel of the solar system.
"It has fascinated us for centuries. We stand on the threshold of a wealth of scientific discovery as we unveil Saturn's secrets."
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