Follow Cassini's final days as it skims the cloud tops before plunging into the planet.

Death Dive to Saturn NOVA

Premiered August 23, 2017
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Death Dive to Saturn

Aiming to skim less than 2000 miles above the cloud tops, no spacecraft has ever gone so close to Saturn, and hopes are high for incredible observations that could solve major mysteries about the planet’s core. Join NASA engineers for the tense and triumphant moments as they find out if their bold re-programming has worked, and discover the wonders that Cassini has revealed over the years.

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