Saturn Hailstorm
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2004/09jul_hailstorm.htm

Tony Phillips, Science@NASA, Marshall Space Flight Center


This article describes how, during a maneuver required to put the Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn, it passed through a gap in Saturn's rings and back again. In the process, Cassini passed through a flurry of tiny particles which pelted the spacecraft and produced puffs of ionized gas that could be counted and converted to audible sounds that resemble hail hitting a tin roof. The article is accompanied by streaming audio and a movie that record these sounds.

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Subject: Geoscience:Lunar and Planetary Science
Grade Level: Middle (6-8), College Lower (13-14), High School (9-12)
Theme: Teach the Earth:Course Topics:Planetary Science