Cassini is taking photos of Sarturn, and NASA has them.
so, who is Cassini and why was this spaceprobe named for him?
Wikipedia page
Giovanni[a] Domenico Cassini (8 June 1625 – 14 September 1712) was an Italian (naturalised French)[1] mathematician, astronomer, astrologer and engineer. Cassini is known for his work in the fields of astronomy and engineering...
Cassini discovered four satellites of the planet Saturn and noted the division of the rings of Saturn; the Cassini Division was named after him.
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