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Cassini team member gathered in Von Karman Auditorium
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Published: April 28, 2017

Cassini team members from NASA Headquarters and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, gathered in Von Karman Auditorium as they waited for a signal from the spacecraft late at night April 26, 2017.

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