Tuesday, March 2, 2010

"Rhea flyby" sounds pedestrian. Here's why it's not.

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via saturn.jpl.nasa.gov

This is an animation of a complete flyby. It's confusing at first, but let it run for a minute, and you'll figure it out.

The animation shows every motion of the spacecraft and every aiming of the telescopes and sensors. The fine control is incredible!

Click: http://tinyurl.com/ycosjlk

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