paper

Astronomical Observability of the Cassini Entry into Saturn

arXiv:1708.05036

Abstract

The Cassini spacecraft will enter Saturn's atmosphere on 15th September 2017. This event may be visible from Earth as a 'meteor' flash, and entry dynamics simulations and results from observation of spacecraft entries at Earth are summarized to develop expectations for astronomical observability

10 pages, 2 figures, 2 tables