Historic Flyby Through the Plumes of Enceladus
Hey Space Placers! Ever seen “Old Faithful” or other smaller geysers erupt at beautiful Yellowstone National Park http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/exploreoldfaithful.htm ? It is quite the sight. Located on a small, ice covered moon around the ringed planet Saturn there is a continuous eruption of huge Yellowstone-like geysers that an intrepid spacecraft will fly through at very close range to further discern their secrets. On Wednesday morning the Cassini spacecraft http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/main/index.html that has been exploring the Saturn system for over 11 years will perform its 21st flyby http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2015-328 of Enceladus, the amazing ice covered moon with a global sub-surface ocean. This daring flyby will be only 30 miles above the South Pole of Enceladus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ1KowQXc3Y and it will be the deepest penetration ever ...