It was expected that the extreme cold would cause the the batteries to run down very quickly, the vehicle did not have solar arrays.
Also, of course, being that Cassini would dip below the horizon...
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It was expected that the extreme cold would cause the the batteries to run down very quickly, the vehicle did not have solar arrays.
Also, of course, being that Cassini would dip below the horizon...
Raw, unprocessed. It is the atmospheric data that is most important, then the surface physics/chemistry, then the pictures.
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Yes, Cassini will have turned away from the lander, if it hadn't, it would have been below the horizon soon after anyway. The 2 craft were on parallel courses until the release, (naturally), and...
All looking very good. Spacecraft survived for at least 2 hours on the surface, much longer then expected. Watching the live ESA webcast now, this is exciting stuff.