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Saturn's Secrets

NASA's Cassini spacecraft, launched in 1977, used the gravitational pull of Venus to act as a sling shot to travel the 2 billion miles to Saturn. Its arrival in 2004 allowed an unprecedented study of the planet's mystical rings and details of what lies below Saturn's seemingly smooth exterior. What has been learned so far (the probe continues to orbit and study) is analyzed, as well as information gleaned from the Huygens probe which landed on its moon Titan.

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  • Originally Aired May 25, 2008
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-G
  • Network National Geographic
  • Created November 2, 2021 by
    kaddy
  • Modified November 2, 2021 by
    kaddy
Name Type Role
Demetri Goritsas Guest Star
Alex Hearle Director