During Cassini's Dec. 26 flyby of Titan, the spacecraft will be in the same region that NASA's Voyager 1 flew by in 1980.
During Cassini's Dec. 26 flyby of Titan, the spacecraft will be in the same region that NASA's Voyager 1 flew by in 1980. Cassini's path through the tail of Titan's magnetic field will provide scientists new data to compare with what Voyager found 25 years ago.
Titan Flyby at a Glance
Date
Dec. 26, 2005 (18:59 SCET)
Distance
6469 miles (10,410 km)
Speed (rel. to Titan)
12,530 mph (5.6 km/sec)
Phase
67 deg
