Giovanni Domenico Cassini (1625 - 1712):
Italienischer Astronom und Mathematiker, entdeckte unter anderem den Saturnmod Iapetus.
Weltraumforschung:
Name einer NASA/ESA Raumsonde zur Erforschung von Saturn und seinen Monden.
The Cassini-Huygens Mission to the Saturnian system is a multinational cooperation between three space agencies and 17 nations. Starting in 2004, the spacecraft will explore Saturn, its mysterious rings and its many moons. The Cassini spacecraft will orbit the ringed planet for four years. The Huygens probe will dive into the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s biggest moon.
A NASA/ESA mission to explore the Saturnian system. The ESA component consists of the Huygens probe designed to enter the atmosphere of Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, and descend under parachute down to the surface.
