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Cassini's path into Saturn's upper atmosphere

Graphic of Cassini's path into Saturn's upper atmosphere
Source: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Published: September 13, 2017

Cassini's path into Saturn's upper atmosphere, with tick marks every 10 seconds.

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