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This month, scientists involved with the Cassini spacecraft are celebrating four years in orbit around Saturn.
The milestone marks the end of Cassini鈥檚 鈥渘ominal鈥� mission and the beginning of an extended mission during which Cassini will make follow-up observations of the features it has discovered since it began studying the Ringed Planet and its moons at close range in July 2004.
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Recently, Carolyn Porco, who leads the Cassini imaging team, took New 杏吧原创 on a tour of her favourite images from the past four years. They include waves in the planet鈥檚 famous rings, sand dunes and possible rain clouds on the surprisingly Earth-like moon Titan, and enigmatic geysers on the icy moon Enceladus. Enjoy!
