Equinox
On August 11, 2009 Saturn
Experiences an equinox, where
Its rings are parallel to the plane
Of the sun and inner planets
Although the rings seem to
Disappear as seen from Earth
Cassini has an unprecedented
Opportunity to examine them
From this perspective. This
Gives us a moment to reflect
On the exciting discoveries
Made possible by the spacecraft's
Instruments, and their
Transmission back to Earth
As I go into Saturn's shade
I can see arrayed
A Pale Blue Dot
Deep Space Net is receiving true
Data I pursue
For planet Earth
Cronus's rings, jewels of the sky
See reflections glittering
As I coast by
I bear witness to these mysteries
Whispered to the Solar Wind
Methane lakes from rain in Titan
Giant canyons in Tethys
Wondrous sights of awe-inspiring
Breath-taking beauty
Water fountains in the southern pole
Brand the fractured world
Of Enceladus
Prometheus and Pandora hewn
Make the Shepherds' tune
Haloes of dust
Hydrocarbons on Hyperion
Tiny Phoebe as a captured
Centaur shown
I must tell you of these things I see
If you'll let me, oh Lonely Wind
Iapetus dark and light
Calypso a Trojan knight
Wondrous sights of awe-inspiring
Breath-taking beauty
I bear witness to these mysteries
And I sing them to
The Solar Wind
Experiences an equinox, where
Its rings are parallel to the plane
Of the sun and inner planets
Although the rings seem to
Disappear as seen from Earth
Cassini has an unprecedented
Opportunity to examine them
From this perspective. This
Gives us a moment to reflect
On the exciting discoveries
Made possible by the spacecraft's
Instruments, and their
Transmission back to Earth
As I go into Saturn's shade
I can see arrayed
A Pale Blue Dot
Deep Space Net is receiving true
Data I pursue
For planet Earth
Cronus's rings, jewels of the sky
See reflections glittering
As I coast by
I bear witness to these mysteries
Whispered to the Solar Wind
Methane lakes from rain in Titan
Giant canyons in Tethys
Wondrous sights of awe-inspiring
Breath-taking beauty
Water fountains in the southern pole
Brand the fractured world
Of Enceladus
Prometheus and Pandora hewn
Make the Shepherds' tune
Haloes of dust
Hydrocarbons on Hyperion
Tiny Phoebe as a captured
Centaur shown
I must tell you of these things I see
If you'll let me, oh Lonely Wind
Iapetus dark and light
Calypso a Trojan knight
Wondrous sights of awe-inspiring
Breath-taking beauty
I bear witness to these mysteries
And I sing them to
The Solar Wind
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