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Which one of the following planets was explored by Cassini Mission launched by NASA, which ended in September 2017?<\/p>\n

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\nThe Cassini mission, a joint endeavour by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), was launched to explore the planet Saturn and its numerous moons and rings.
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\nCassini operated in the Saturn system for over 13 years, providing unprecedented data and images before concluding its mission with a controlled plunge into Saturn’s atmosphere in September 2017.
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\nThe mission included the Cassini orbiter and the Huygens probe, which successfully landed on Saturn’s largest moon, Titan, in January 2005, providing the first direct exploration of a moon other than Earth’s.
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Which one of the following planets was explored by Cassini Mission launched by NASA, which ended in September 2017? [amp_mcq option1=”Sun” option2=”Neptune” option3=”Saturn” option4=”Jupiter” correct=”option3″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 – 2017 Download PDFAttempt Online The Cassini mission, a joint endeavour by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space … <\/p>\n

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