What celestial body did NASA carve and why is it eating a spacecraft?

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The Mashable.com article No one carves a Halloween pumpkin like NASA engineers shows several interesting examples.



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Question: Can someone identify this celestial object and the spacecraft it is eating?



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    The Mashable.com article No one carves a Halloween pumpkin like NASA engineers shows several interesting examples.



    But this one I can't figure out. The caption reads only.




    Om nom nom.




    Question: Can someone identify this celestial object and the spacecraft it is eating?



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    above: IMAGE: NASA/JPL-CALTECH, Source






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      The Mashable.com article No one carves a Halloween pumpkin like NASA engineers shows several interesting examples.



      But this one I can't figure out. The caption reads only.




      Om nom nom.




      Question: Can someone identify this celestial object and the spacecraft it is eating?



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      above: IMAGE: NASA/JPL-CALTECH, Source






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      The Mashable.com article No one carves a Halloween pumpkin like NASA engineers shows several interesting examples.



      But this one I can't figure out. The caption reads only.




      Om nom nom.




      Question: Can someone identify this celestial object and the spacecraft it is eating?



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      above: IMAGE: NASA/JPL-CALTECH, Source






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          That's Saturn eating Cassini (remember Cassini's entry into Saturn's atmosphere at the end of its mission).






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          • Oh! and those are rings on it's head, got it. That was 15-Sep-2017, just over a year ago.
            – uhoh
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          • Are the gummy worms supposed to be satellite blood? Or what are those? Kind of looks like a goatee. I figure they have a purpose.
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          • A coarse attempt at the north polar hexagon? (Sure, it's in the wrong place relative to the ring, but the ring's in the wrong place, too..)
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          That's Saturn eating Cassini (remember Cassini's entry into Saturn's atmosphere at the end of its mission).






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          • Oh! and those are rings on it's head, got it. That was 15-Sep-2017, just over a year ago.
            – uhoh
            11 hours ago










          • Are the gummy worms supposed to be satellite blood? Or what are those? Kind of looks like a goatee. I figure they have a purpose.
            – Magic Octopus Urn
            1 hour ago











          • A coarse attempt at the north polar hexagon? (Sure, it's in the wrong place relative to the ring, but the ring's in the wrong place, too..)
            – Camille Goudeseune
            52 mins ago














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          That's Saturn eating Cassini (remember Cassini's entry into Saturn's atmosphere at the end of its mission).






          share|improve this answer




















          • Oh! and those are rings on it's head, got it. That was 15-Sep-2017, just over a year ago.
            – uhoh
            11 hours ago










          • Are the gummy worms supposed to be satellite blood? Or what are those? Kind of looks like a goatee. I figure they have a purpose.
            – Magic Octopus Urn
            1 hour ago











          • A coarse attempt at the north polar hexagon? (Sure, it's in the wrong place relative to the ring, but the ring's in the wrong place, too..)
            – Camille Goudeseune
            52 mins ago












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          up vote
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          That's Saturn eating Cassini (remember Cassini's entry into Saturn's atmosphere at the end of its mission).






          share|improve this answer












          That's Saturn eating Cassini (remember Cassini's entry into Saturn's atmosphere at the end of its mission).







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          • Oh! and those are rings on it's head, got it. That was 15-Sep-2017, just over a year ago.
            – uhoh
            11 hours ago










          • Are the gummy worms supposed to be satellite blood? Or what are those? Kind of looks like a goatee. I figure they have a purpose.
            – Magic Octopus Urn
            1 hour ago











          • A coarse attempt at the north polar hexagon? (Sure, it's in the wrong place relative to the ring, but the ring's in the wrong place, too..)
            – Camille Goudeseune
            52 mins ago
















          • Oh! and those are rings on it's head, got it. That was 15-Sep-2017, just over a year ago.
            – uhoh
            11 hours ago










          • Are the gummy worms supposed to be satellite blood? Or what are those? Kind of looks like a goatee. I figure they have a purpose.
            – Magic Octopus Urn
            1 hour ago











          • A coarse attempt at the north polar hexagon? (Sure, it's in the wrong place relative to the ring, but the ring's in the wrong place, too..)
            – Camille Goudeseune
            52 mins ago















          Oh! and those are rings on it's head, got it. That was 15-Sep-2017, just over a year ago.
          – uhoh
          11 hours ago




          Oh! and those are rings on it's head, got it. That was 15-Sep-2017, just over a year ago.
          – uhoh
          11 hours ago












          Are the gummy worms supposed to be satellite blood? Or what are those? Kind of looks like a goatee. I figure they have a purpose.
          – Magic Octopus Urn
          1 hour ago





          Are the gummy worms supposed to be satellite blood? Or what are those? Kind of looks like a goatee. I figure they have a purpose.
          – Magic Octopus Urn
          1 hour ago













          A coarse attempt at the north polar hexagon? (Sure, it's in the wrong place relative to the ring, but the ring's in the wrong place, too..)
          – Camille Goudeseune
          52 mins ago




          A coarse attempt at the north polar hexagon? (Sure, it's in the wrong place relative to the ring, but the ring's in the wrong place, too..)
          – Camille Goudeseune
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