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A simulation of the Dragonfly mission proposal, to send a rover that could fly through the dense and icy atmosphere of Saturn's moon Titan. Source: APL/Mike Carroll.

Which spacecraft will succeed Cassini in exploring the secrets of Saturn and its moons?

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Ultraviolet and infrared shielding of the moon Titan, with which it is possible to penetrate through the atmosphere of the moon, which hides the surface when viewed in the visible light range. Artificial color image, taken by Cassini in 2004. Source: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.

Titan - new findings - part two

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The moon discussed in a Cassini photograph in 2005. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

Dione - New findings from Saturn's moon

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Imaging of the Cassini spacecraft passing through the water jets of the moon Enceladus. The close flyby she made through the jets in 2015 allowed her to detect molecular hydrogen in the water jets and strengthen the possibility that the environment in the sub-glacial ocean from which the jets emanate supports the existence of life. Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech.

NASA reveals new discoveries from the oceanic worlds of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn

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Water vapor and mineral particles drift into space from the surface of the moon Enceladus, one of the icy moons orbiting Saturn. Metamorphoses hint at the existence of an ocean beneath the ice and the fascinating possibility that it contains life. Artist rendering: NASA / David Seal.

Is there life on one of Saturn's icy moons?

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Saturn's moon Enceladus. At the bottom of the picture is its south pole with the tiger stripes from which the water jets come out, arising from an ocean of liquid water hiding under an outer layer of ice. The new study indicates that this ice layer is much thinner than previously thought in the South Pole region, which could greatly aid a future research mission to the Moon. Source: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute.

Enceladus' sub-ice ocean may be very close to the surface

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