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   Matti Anttila to All   
   Cassini: Titan orbit insertion?   
   10 Dec 04 10:44:42   
   
   From: matti@deletethis-antti.la.retro.com   
      
   Does Cassini have enough propellant that it would be possible   
   to perform Titan orbit insertion (TOI)? If so, and if Cassini would   
   be placed on an orbit of Titan, what would be the scientific   
   benefits/drawbacks of the mission? It's clear that Cassini would   
   loose all the near-encounters of the other moons, but the Titan   
   would be near all the time, and surely Cassini would be able to   
   look Saturn half the time. Assuming that the TOI would be possible,   
   either by direct capture or by some clever orbital manoeuvres..   
      
   Matti Anttila   
      
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