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Why Measuring A Day On Saturn Is So Hard
Jay Thompson, Cassini Public Engagement, NASA/JPL Humans sometimes struggle to adjust to Daylight Saving Time, but just measuring the exact length of a Saturn day is one of the big challenges for scientists on NASA's Cassini mission. Over more than a decade in Saturn orbit, Cassini's instruments have wrestled with confusing measurements to determine the planet's…
