Artistic Vision of the Grand Finale of the Cassini Spacecraft
The Cassini spacecraft managed to get a wonderful last shot, but this is not what people think. Now on Twitter, the image is gaining popularity, which is given for the last frame captured by the apparatus with the clouds of Saturn, its rings and even parts of the ship itself. Yes, this is just a beautiful vision that has nothing to do with real shots.
In fact, this is just an artistic illustration, showing one of the periods flown through the rings. Moreover, the image belongs to NASA and was released back in April 2017. Cassini plunged into the atmosphere of Saturn on September 15, 2017 after 20 years of work in space. The last frame was taken at a distance of 634,000 km at the final approach.
Last shot of the Cassini machine in monochrome and natural color
The device watched the night side of the planet, illuminated by reflected light from the rings. Here you can see the location that Cassini entered after a few hours. The last glance may be inferior in terms of entertainment illustrations, but it has its own charm, because we see the finale of a magnificent mission.
