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I believe Cassini also flew through a gap in the outer rings during its initial positioning, using the communications dish as a shield against residual dust. Th
by Zancarius 12y ago
I believe Cassini also flew through a gap in the outer rings during its initial positioning, using the communications dish as a shield against residual dust. There was also a recording released that transposed the energy dispersed from the impacts into audible noise. I'll see if I can find it.
Edit: Here we go. Info [1] and sound [2]
[1] http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huygens/Hear_the_passage_through_the_rings http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Space_Science/Cassini-Huyg...
[2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrc5pxRdLc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rrc5pxRdLc