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Cassini Mission Half Way Completed

By Keith Cowing
NASA Watch
June 28, 2006

NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Marks Mission Halfway Point, NASA

“As the Cassini spacecraft reaches the halfway mark in its four-year tour of the Saturn system, discoveries made during the first half of the mission have scientists revved up to find out what’s in store for the second act.”

Nine new moons for Saturn, Planetary Society

“If you’re keeping score, Jupiter is still in the lead with 63 moons, but Saturn is running a close second now with 56. Uranus has 27 known moons and Neptune has 13, but both of those planets almost certainly have a lot more than anyone has spotted yet.”

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