Cassini-Huygens:
Cassini is continuing the most comprehensive study of the ringed gas giant Saturn to date. The spacecrafts suite of 12 science instruments were designed to explore Saturn, its stunning rings, Titan and its other intriguing moons and its magnetosphere. The spacecraft also delivered the European Space Agency's Huygens probe to Titan.

Cassini began back groundbreaking science results immediately after arriving at the Saturn system. The orbiter measured Saturn's dynamic atmosphere, revealed the complex structure of the planet's rings and turned up many surprises during its studies of Titan and many other moons. The spacecraft is currently on an extended mission.

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The orbiter is named for Italian astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini (right). Cassini is the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn. Pioneer 11 was the first spacecraft to fly by Saturn in 1979.		Solar System Bodies: Saturn Cassini Multimedia Gallery NASA Cassini-Huygens website