Cassini's Last Visit To Dione

Cassini Says Farewell to Dione

 

The last Cassini flyby of Dione

I love science, and this is one of those occasions.  Cassini is about to make a flyby of the icy moon Dione for the last time.

It sent photos back in Dec 2004.

And again in April 2010 that were simply remarkable.

Then again Dec 2011 that were even more revealing.

Finally in June of 2015 with flyby #4, even more details were revealed.

Let’s see what happens the final time on August 17, 2015 …