{"id":411,"date":"2017-09-15T08:07:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T06:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/cassini_plunges_into_saturn_s_atmosphere\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T00:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T22:27:52","slug":"cassini_plunges_into_saturn_s_atmosphere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kids.esa.int\/sv\/cassini_plunges_into_saturn_s_atmosphere\/","title":{"rendered":"Cassini st\u00f6rtar in i Saturnus atmosf\u00e4r!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lede\">\n<p>Rymdsonden Cassini har avslutat sitt uppdrag att utforska Saturnus och dess m\u00e5nar! Den automatiska rymdsonden st\u00f6rtade ner i Saturnus atmosf\u00e4r, vilket f\u00f6rst\u00f6rde sonden och gav uppdraget ett spektakul\u00e4rt slut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cassini utforskade Saturnus och dess m\u00e5nar i 13 \u00e5r. Men br\u00e4nslet b\u00f6rjade ta slut, vilket innebar att forskarna inte skulle kunna styra sonden s\u00e4rskilt mycket l\u00e4ngre. Om Cassini hade l\u00e4mnats att rusa iv\u00e4g genom rymden kunde den ha kraschat in i en av Saturnus m\u00e5nar, till exempel den isiga Enceladus. Det skulle vara d\u00e5liga nyheter, eftersom t\u00e5liga mikrober fr\u00e5n jorden kan ha f\u00e5tt lift med Cassini och d\u00e4rmed hamnat p\u00e5 m\u00e5nen. N\u00e4r framtida forskare utforskar dessa m\u00e5nar i jakt p\u00e5 tecken p\u00e5 liv skulle det vara mycket f\u00f6rvirrande om mikrober fr\u00e5n jorden fanns d\u00e4r!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"NASA\/JPL-Caltech\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/09\/The_Cassini_probe_would_have_looked_like_this_as_it_got_closer_to_Saturn\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2017\/09\/the_cassini_probe_would_have_looked_like_this_as_it_got_closer_to_saturn\/17894388-2-eng-GB\/The_Cassini_probe_would_have_looked_like_this_as_it_got_closer_to_Saturn.jpg\" alt=\"The Cassini probe would have looked like this as it got closer to Saturn\" \/><figcaption>Rymdsonden Cassini skulle ha sett ut s\u00e5 h\u00e4r n\u00e4r den n\u00e4rmade sig Saturnus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>N\u00e4r beslutet v\u00e4l hade fattats att avsluta Cassinis uppdrag genom att f\u00f6rst\u00f6ra sonden ins\u00e5g forskarna att de kunde ta st\u00f6rre risker med den automatiska rymdsonden. Cassini har under de senaste fem m\u00e5naderna dykt in mellan Saturnus och dess ringar i farliga man\u00f6vrer f\u00f6r att ta bilder och samla in data. Dessa sista omloppsbanor \u00f6vervakades noggrant av ESA:s stationer p\u00e5 jorden.<\/p>\n<p>Cassini tr\u00e4ngde in i Saturnus atmosf\u00e4r ungef\u00e4r en minut innan signalen fr\u00e5n den f\u00f6rsvann. Rymdfarkosten fortsatte att skicka data tillbaka till jorden s\u00e5 l\u00e4nge den kunde \u2013 den skickade bilder, m\u00e4tte magnetf\u00e4lt och temperaturer samt unders\u00f6kte vad atmosf\u00e4ren runt sonden bestod av. Forskarna kommer att ha fullt upp med att studera resultaten!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"NASA\/JPL-Caltech\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/09\/Artist_s_impression_of_Cassini_hurtling_toward_Saturn\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2017\/09\/artist_s_impression_of_cassini_hurtling_toward_saturn\/18250694-2-eng-GB\/Artist_s_impression_of_Cassini_hurtling_toward_Saturn.jpg\" alt=\"Artist's impression of Cassini hurtling toward Saturn\" \/><figcaption>Konstn\u00e4rlig tolkning av Cassini som rusar mot Saturnus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Cassini har bidragit till m\u00e5nga uppt\u00e4ckter under sin livstid. Strax efter att den anl\u00e4nde till Saturnus skickade den iv\u00e4g en mindre sond, kallad Huygens och konstruerad av ESA, mot Saturnus m\u00e5ne Titan. Huygens landade p\u00e5 Titan och uppt\u00e4ckte att den p\u00e5minner mycket om hur jorden s\u00e5g ut f\u00f6r l\u00e4nge sedan, innan livet utvecklades h\u00e4r.<\/p>\n<p>Cassini bes\u00f6kte sedan andra av Saturnus m\u00e5nar, till exempel Iapetus, som har en stor utbuktning runt mitten; Hyperion, som ser ut som en gigantisk svamp; och Mimas, som har en enorm krater som g\u00f6r att den p\u00e5minner mycket om D\u00f6dsstj\u00e4rnan fr\u00e5n Star Wars!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" data-width=\"1920\" data-credit=\"NASA\/JPL-Caltech\" data-detail-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Images\/2017\/09\/Eight_of_Cassini_s_scientific_instruments_were_used_during_its_grand_finale\" data-licence=\"ESA Standard Licence\" data-licence-url=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/ESA_Multimedia\/Terms_and_conditions_of_use_of_images_and_videos_available_on_the_esa_website\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.esa.int\/var\/esa\/storage\/images\/esa_multimedia\/images\/2017\/09\/eight_of_cassini_s_scientific_instruments_were_used_during_its_grand_finale\/17894536-2-eng-GB\/Eight_of_Cassini_s_scientific_instruments_were_used_during_its_grand_finale.jpg\" alt=\"Eight of Cassini\u2019s scientific instruments were used during its grand finale\" \/><figcaption>\u00c5tta av Cassinis vetenskapliga instrument anv\u00e4ndes under dess stora avslutning<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De kanske mest sp\u00e4nnande uppt\u00e4ckterna gjordes om m\u00e5nen Enceladus. Cassini uppt\u00e4ckte att iskallt vatten sprutade ut ur sprickor i ytan, vilket tyder p\u00e5 att det finns ett dolt underjordiskt hav. Forskare har unders\u00f6kt detta vatten och tror att havet kan inneh\u00e5lla de kemikalier och den energi som kr\u00e4vs f\u00f6r enkla livsformer! Ett framtida uppdrag skulle kunna ge ett definitivt svar. Uppdragsplanerarna f\u00f6rbereder redan n\u00e4sta generation av robotutforskare. ESA f\u00f6rbereder sig f\u00f6r att skjuta upp Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (eller JUICE f\u00f6rkortat!) \u00e5r 2022. Den kommer att utforska tre av Jupiters m\u00e5nar, som heter Europa, Ganymedes och Callisto.<\/p>\n<p>Vilken planet eller m\u00e5ne i solsystemet skulle du helst vilja skicka en rymdsond till? Vad tror du att den skulle uppt\u00e4cka? Skulle den kunna bli lika framg\u00e5ngsrik som Cassini-uppdraget?<\/p>\n<p><b>Rolig fakta<\/b>: N\u00e4r Cassini till slut f\u00f6rst\u00f6rdes befann den sig 1,4 miljarder km fr\u00e5n jorden!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The space probe Cassini has finished its mission investigating Saturn and its moons! The robot explorer dived into Saturn\u2019s atmosphere, destroying the probe and giving it an amazing finish. 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