A View of Saturn's Atmosphere
Cassini's last photos show the location where the spacecraft would plummet into Saturn's atmosphere. Cassini took this photo of Saturn on Sept. 14, 2017 at 12:46 p.m. PDT (3:45 p.m. EDT; 1946 GMT).
Getting Closer...
Cassini took this photo of Saturn on Sept. 14, 2017 at 12:54 p.m. PDT (3:54 p.m. EDT; 1954 GMT).
There Goes Cassini!
Watch the signal from Cassini drop in this view of the Deep Sky Network's monitors during the mission's grand finale.
Cassini Mission Comes to an End
The Cassini team cheers, hugs and cries after receiving the final signal from Cassini that indicated the mission had come to an end with the spacecraft's disintegration in Saturn's atmosphere.
Final Photo of Titan
This photo of Saturn’s huge moon Titan was captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 13, 2017.
Unprocessed Saturn Image
This unprocessed image of Saturn is among the final photos taken by the Cassini spacecraft as it headed in for its Grand Finale dive.
Final Close-Up of Saturn's Rings
Cassini took this photo of Saturn and its rings on Sept. 14, 2017.
Farewell, F Ring!
Cassini took this photo of Saturn's outer F ring on Sept. 14, 2017.
Underside of Saturn
This image of Saturn and its rings was taken on Sept. 13, 2017 at 7:32 a.m. PDT (1032 a.m. EDT; 1432 GMT).
Enceladus
Cassini imaged Saturn’s geyser-blasting moon Enceladus on Sept. 13, 2017.
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