Frequently Asked Questions
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What's that wizzing across your webpage?
That's Cassini! It's an actual 3D model from NASA although scaled up to be visible compared to Saturn -
Did it really move that fast?
Nope, it's about 5 months down to a minutes -
Is that the real path that Cassini took?
Yes it is! It starts from April 1st, 2017, just before the first ring dive on April 25, 2017 and up to the Grand Finale just hours before it dove into Saturn itself on Sept 15th,2017 -
Did you make these 3D models yourself?
No! This is straight from NASA and they have full credit Acknowledgements
I've simply put them together in Threejs, scaled them for visual clarity and added a trail so you can see Cassini in the distance.
I also could see where the keeler gap was in the image texture so I just added a line. -
Does Saturn really look like this
Yes!