Cassini Spacecraft to Dive Into Water Plume of Saturn Moon

[News]

NASA's Cassini spacecraft will make an unprecedented "in your face" flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus on Wed., March 12.

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Wow, this has got be exciting!

The spacecraft, orchestrating its closest approach to date, will skirt along the edges of huge Old-Faithful-like geysers erupting from giant fractures on the south pole of Enceladus. Cassini will sample scientifically valuable water-ice, dust and gas in the plume.

I had no clue about this previously - I wonder how long this sampling and analysis of the water plumes was in scheduling? And at 50 kilometers (30 miles) at closest approach, I guessing that there is little room for error! Here's to hoping Cassini is successful in yet one more amazing mission!