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Cassini-Huygens visits Phoebe

The Cassini-Huygens probe, launched in 1997, made a close flyby of Saturn's moon Phoebe and answered a fundamental question about this unusual moon's origins. It turned out that Phoebe offers scientists a chance to learn more about the distant, icy outer Solar System.

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Horizon2004-2005, Saturn: Lord of the Rings

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