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| Evidence for a Subsurface Ocean on Titan |
| Based on Cassini radar observations of Titan's surface the moon's spin rate is now confirmed to be both non-synchronous and changing with time, providing evidence for the existence of a subsurface ocean. |
| Date: 25 Mar 2008 |
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| Titan Flyby - 25 March 2008 |
| Today, Tuesday 25 March, Cassini returns to Titan for the mission's forty-third targeted encounter: Titan-42. The closest approach occurs at 14:27:48 UT, at an altitude of 1000 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.3 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 27° S and the encounter occurs on orbit number 62. |
| Date: 25 Mar 2008 |
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| Enceladus Flyby - 12 March 2008 |
| On 12 March 2008, Cassini visits Enceladus for the first time since the discovery of active geysers on this icy moon, two and a half years ago. The closest approach occurs at 19:06:12 UT at an altitude of just 52 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 14.4 kilometres per second.
This makes it Cassini's closest approach ever of Enceladus or any other Saturnian moon. The flyby occurs in orbit 61 of the mission. |
| Date: 12 Mar 2008 |
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| Titan Flyby - 5 January 2008 |
| Almost sixteen days after Cassini's last Titan flyby, the spacecraft revisits Saturn's largest moon for its forty-first targeted encounter: T-40. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Saturday, 5 January, at 21:30:20 UT at an altitude of 1010 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.3 kms-1. The latitude at closest approach is 12° S and the encounter occurs on orbit number 55. |
| Date: 02 Jan 2008 |
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| Titan Flyby - 20 December 2007 |
| On 20 December 2007, Cassini returns to Titan for its fortieth targeted encounter with the large moon: T39. The closest approach occurs at 22:57:55 UT at an altitude of 970 km above the surface with a relative speed of 6.3 kms-1. The latitude at closest approach is 70° S and the encounter occurs on orbit number 54. |
| Date: 17 Dec 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 5 December 2007 |
| Sixteen days after Cassini's Titan-37 flyby, the spacecraft revisits Titan for its thirty-ninth targeted encounter: T38. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Wednesday, 5 December, at 00:06:50 UT at an altitude of 1300 kilometres and at a speed of 6.3 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 79° S and the encounter occurs on orbit number 53. |
| Date: 03 Dec 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 19 November 2007 |
| Forty-eight days after Cassini's last flyby, the spacecraft returns to Titan for its thirty-eighth targeted encounter: Titan-37. The closest approach to the moon occurs on Monday 19 November at 00:47:25 UTC at an altitude of 1000 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.3 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 22° S and the encounter occurs on orbit number 52. |
| Date: 16 Nov 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 2 October 2007 |
| Thirty-two days after Cassini's last flyby, the spacecraft revisits Titan for its thirty-seventh targeted encounter: Titan-36. The closest approach to the Saturnian moon occurs on Tuesday, 2 October, at 04:42:43 UT at an altitude of 975 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.3 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 60° S and the encounter occurs on orbit number 50. |
| Date: 01 Oct 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 31 August 2007 |
| This week, Cassini returns to Titan for its thirty-sixth targeted encounter with Saturn's largest moon: Titan-35. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Friday, 31 August, at 06:32:34 UT at an altitude of 3326 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.1 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 63.5° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 49. |
| Date: 28 Aug 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 19 July 2007 |
| This week, Cassini returns to Titan for its thirty-fifth targeted encounter with Saturn's largest moon: Titan-34. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Thursday, 19 July, at 01:11:20 UT at an altitude of 1332 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 1.3° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 48. |
| Date: 16 Jul 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 29 June 2007 |
| This Friday, 29 June 2007, Cassini returns to Titan for its thirty-fourth targeted encounter with Saturn's largest moon: Titan-33. The closest approach occurs at 16:59:46 UT, at an altitude of 1932 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometers per second. The latitude at closest approach is 8.1° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 47. |
| Date: 27 Jun 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 13 June 2007 |
| This week, Cassini returns to Titan for its thirty-third targeted encounter with Saturn's largest moon: Titan-32. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Wednesday, 13 June, at 17:46:11 UTC at an altitude of 975 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 84.5° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 46. |
| Date: 12 Jun 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 28 May 2007 |
| Sixteen days after Cassini's Titan-30 flyby, the spacecraft revisits Titan for its thirty-second targeted encounter: Titan-31. The closest approach to the Saturnian moon occures on Monday, 28 May, at 18:51:56 UTC at an altitude of 2300 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.1 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 76.7° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 45. |
| Date: 25 May 2007 |
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| Formation of Organic Aerosols in Titan's Upper Atmosphere |
| The most striking visual feature of Titan is the thick haze layer that envelopes the entire Saturnian moon and is thought to consist of complex organic molecules. Reported today in Science, new Cassini results point to a possible source for formation of the organic haze particles. |
| Date: 11 May 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 12 May 2007 |
| Sixteen days after Cassini's Titan-29 flyby, the spacecraft returns to Titan for its thirty-first targeted encounter. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Saturday, 12 May 2007, at 20:09:58 UT at an altitude of 960 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 68.9° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 44. |
| Date: 10 May 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 26 April 2007 |
| Sixteen days after Cassini's Titan-28 flyby, the spacecraft revisits Titan for its thirtieth targeted encounter. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Thursday, 26 April, at 21:32:58 UT, at an altitude of 980 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 59.7° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 43. |
| Date: 23 Apr 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 10 April 2007 |
| Fifteen days after the previous flyby (T27), Cassini returns to Titan for its twenty-ninth targeted encounter. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Tuesday, 10 April, at 22:58 UTC at an altitude of 990 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 50.4° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 42. |
| Date: 05 Apr 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 26 March 2007 |
| Just 16 days after Titan-26, Cassini returns to Titan for its twenty-eighth targeted encounter. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Monday, 26 March 2007 at 00:23 UT at an altitude of 1010 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometres per second. The latitude at closest approach is 41.1° N and the encounter occurs on orbit number 41. |
| Date: 23 Mar 2007 |
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| Titan Flyby - 10 March 2007 |
| Just 16 days after Titan-25, Cassini returns to Titan for its twenty-seventh targeted encounter: Titan-26. The closest approach to Titan occurs on Saturday, 10 March, at 01:49 UT at an altitude of 980 kilometres above the surface and at a speed of 6.2 kilometres per second. |
| Date: 07 Mar 2007 |
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| Huygens landing site to be named after Hubert Curien |
| As of 14 March, an epic space mission and one of the founding fathers of the European space endeavour will be forever linked. ESA, the international Committee for Space Research (COSPAR) and NASA have decided to honour Professor Hubert Curien's contribution to European space by naming the Huygens landing site on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, after him. |
| Date: 06 Mar 2007 |
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