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2017-09-16 Science & Technology
Cassini's 'death dive'
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Posted by Fred 2017-09-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [9 views ]  Top

#1 Should have parked it in the most stable orbit possible. At least visitors, who knows when, would come upon an artifact from an ancient sentient civilization that past long ago.
Posted by Procopius2k 2017-09-16 08:57||   2017-09-16 08:57|| Front Page Top

#2ʉۢThe radio signal could be seen to flatline, indicating that Cassini had been vapourised in the atmosphere

Or it impacted a Saturnian battle cruiser.
Posted by swksvolFF 2017-09-16 15:13||   2017-09-16 15:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Thought orbital bombardment was against the rules?
Posted by Skidmark 2017-09-16 18:04||   2017-09-16 18:04|| Front Page Top

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