Photo of super-storm Saturn from Cassini sent back from the dead

NASA's Cassini spacecraft sends a special series of images when venturing through the gap between Saturn and the rings, where no spacecraft has ever been.

NASA's nearly $ 3.3 billion Cassini spacecraft yesterday sent the first photos after successfully performing a mission to cross Saturn at an unprecedented close, according to RT.

Super typhoon photograph on Saturn sent by Cassini.(Photo: Twitter).

Cassini began communicating back to Earth after about 20 hours of signal loss, as it charged at high speed through the gap between Saturn and the planet's inner dust belt. This task is so dangerous that Cassini can be destroyed by ice and planetary dust at any time.

The new Cassini data transmitted to Earth includes a series of stunning images of a giant Saturn storm and the most photographic image of the planetary atmosphere .

The gap between the inner belt and the top layer of Saturn's atmosphere is about 2,400km. Cassini flew through the gap at a speed of about 123,000 km / h on April 26 in the ultimate discovery mission called "Great Conclusion" (Grand Finale).

To protect themselves, the ship used a disk-shaped antenna as a shield against dust particles. However, this caused Cassini's communication with the Earth to be interrupted for hours.

The image of Saturn's atmosphere is taken at an extremely close distance sent by Cassini.(Photo: Twitter).

The ship was programmed to collect data while near the Martian surface, then headed to Earth to resume communication.

In the "Great Conclusion" mission, Cassini will perform 22 more and more dive sessions closer to Saturn's surface before plunging through the planet's atmosphere and hitting the surface in September.

"Big conclusion" will ensure that Earth bacteria that Cassini carries will not infect other planets that it may fall, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). Cassini's next dive to Saturn is scheduled for May 2.