Image: Cassini`s arrival and departure
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These two images illustrate just how far Cassini traveled to get to Saturn. On the left is one of the earliest images Cassini took of the ringed planet, captured during the long voyage from the inner solar system. On the right is one of Cassini`s final images of Saturn, showing the site where the spacecraft would enter the atmosphere on the following day.