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Title: Compare and contrast the Galileo and Cassini missions. Post by: ppk on Dec 7, 2011 Compare and contrast the Galileo and Cassini missions.
Title: Re: Compare and contrast the Galileo and Cassini missions. Post by: lewis on Dec 21, 2011 Both are orbiters of Jovian planets, but the probe for Galileo fell into Jupiter's atmosphere, while the Huygens probe from Cassini was sent to Saturn's large moon Titan. Both used a gravitational slingshot via Earth and Venus to reach their destinations, resulting in reduced fuel consumption and possibly a longer than expected useful life. Cassini was able to collect data on Jupiter as it flew past.
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