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Cassini's First Glimpse of Saturn

Posted by chrisd on from the radioactive-power-sources-are-okay dept.

EccentricAnomaly writes "The Cassini spacecraft has snapped its first picture of Saturn from 177 million miles away. Cassini is due to arrive at Saturn in July 2004, becoming the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn (Pioneer 11 and Voyagers 1 and 2 just did quick flybys of Saturn). Cassini carries the Huygens probe which will land on Saturn's moon Titan in January 2005."

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  1. virtual ramjob by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Micro$oft's court win stuffs a huge cock up the ass of all you linux fanboys. This confirms that linux is irrelevent, and that slashdot is stupid kiddie bullshit.

    1. Re:virtual ramjob by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

      why are you even alive?

  2. Oh yeah by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    PHOENIX IS THE BEST BROWSA AROUND!

    Lameness filter encountered. Post aborted!
    Reason: Don't use so many caps. It's like YELLING.

    But I LIKE yelling!

  3. Parent has sex with goats. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
  4. If by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    If you believe all this, then I have a bridge in the everglades to sell you.

    Do you really think we have the budget to things like this? NASA is strapped for cash and fighting for its survival, so they hoax this whole thing to raise interest. Just like the moon landing.

  5. Math... by Swannie · · Score: 0, Troll

    Cassini carries the Huygens probe which will land on Saturn's moon Titan in January 2005.

    Hope they did the math right...

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    :q!
  6. Re:Saturn gets the firs glimpse of Cassini by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I'd like to know who the hell thought this was funny so I can stab them in the face.