Investigating the Plasma Environment of Saturn and the Titan

The objective of the Cassini mission was to investigate the Saturn, its moons, and their pretty complex plasma environment and the planet itself. One of the main objectives was studying the Titan moon, which in many aspects is unparalleled within our solar system. Our group and the scientists and engineers of Wigner RCP PNI involved in the Cassini mission have added new elements to our knowledge of magnetosphere of Saturn and its Titan moon. New knowledge elements were acquired also of instruments technical implementations of the long term space projects. We were involved in construction and implementation of the simulators of spacecraft’s onboard electrical environment (EGSEs) for the CAPS (CAPS – Cassini Plasma Spectrometer) and MAG (MAG) magnetometer instruments.

CAPS Instrument
The CAPS instrument of the CASSINI mission
Cassini űrszonda
The Cassini spacecraft