Ever since it first went into orbit around Saturn in July 2004, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has racked countless discoveries about the gas giant and its spectacular set of rings, moons, and satellites. From delivering the ESA-built Huygens lander to Saturn’s moon Titan to recording the fallout of Saturn’s Great White Spot storm on the planet itself, the Cassini mission has been a nonstop scientific goldmine for planetary scientists. Alas, all good things must come to an end, and Cassini’s days are now numbered. In September 2017, the spacecraft will peace out after its long, illustrious career and tumble into the depths of the gas giant it has orbited over a decade. It is already in the process of making the rounds around Saturn’s diverse moons—seven of which it discovered—to offer its final goodbyes.

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