Helpful Links / 2016 / / Astronomer Jonathan Fortney prepares for Cassini mission's grand finale Astronomer Jonathan Fortney prepares for Cassini mission's grand finale NASA has tapped Fortney to support the final act of its Cassini mission and serve on a science team starting to plan for a potential future mission to Uranus or Neptune April 21, 2016 By Share this story: Cassini will end its historic mission with 22 daring loops passing through the gap between Saturn and the innermost ring. (Image credit: NASA/JPL) Jonathan Fortney NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn since 2004, will begin a dramatic series of final orbits in late 2016, diving repeatedly between the planet's inner rings and its upper atmosphere to collect unprecedented data. Jonathan Fortney, professo
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