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Magnetic Field Modeling at Saturn
Presentation by B. Mauk at Cassini MIMI Team Meeting, Oct. 9-11, 1997, Cape Canaveral, FL
Figure 1. Meridian plane projection of magnetosphere field lines at 2º increments of co-latitude (solid) using the Z3 model internal field and the ring current model. Field lines are labeled with the co-latitude appropriate to the foot of the field line in the northern hemisphere. field lines drawn using the Z3 internal field and no ring current (dashed) are given at 4º increments for comparison. From Connerney et al.
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QUICK FACTS
Mission Duration: The Cassini-Huygens mission launched on October 15 1997, and ended on September 15 2017.
Destination: Cassini's destination was Saturn and its moons. The destination of the Huygens Probe's was Saturn's moon Titan.
Orbit: Cassini orbited Saturn for 13 years before diving between its rings and colliding with the planet on September 15th, 2017.