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A Day in the Solar System: 28 October 2015
Written by
Bill Dunford
November 9, 2015
On October 28, 2015, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew through the geyser plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus. But Cassini was not the only spacecraft operating in the solar system that day. Here is a quick tour of several worlds, as seen by spacecraft both robotic and piloted by people--all on a single day.
It's a good time to be alive.
A Day in the Life of the Solar System: 28 October 2015 On 28 October 2015, NASA's Cassini spacecraft flew through the geyser plume of Saturn's moon Enceladus. But Cassini was not the only spacecraft operating in the solar system that day.Video: NASA / JPL-Caltech / SSI / SDO / NOAA / Music: Huma-Huma. Video: Bill Dunford.
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