<p>On Oct. 26, 2004, the Cassini spacecraft made its first close pass by Saturn’s planet-size moon, Titan (later known as Titan Flyby A). After a seven-year journey — the last four months of which were spent in orbit around Saturn — Cassini plunged within 745 miles (1,200 kilometers) of the world’s surface. It snapped hundreds<a class="more-link" href="https://www.astronomy.com/today-in-the-history-of-astronomy/oct-26-2004-cassini-at-titan/">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">"Oct. 26, 2004: Cassini at Titan"</span></a></p>
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On Oct. 26, 2004, the Cassini spacecraft made its first close pass by Saturn’s planet-size moon, Titan (later known as Titan Flyby A). After a seven-year journey — the last four months of which were spent in orbit around Saturn — Cassini plunged within 745 miles (1,200 kilometers) of the world’s surface. It snapped hundredsContinue reading “Oct. 26, 2004: Cassini at Titan”
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