Planetaryscientistswill bestudyingringimages taken near equinox to help better understand the dynamicsandparticle sizedistribution of theSolar system's mostextensivering system.
Other activities for Cassini scientists during the extended mission will include monitoring seasons on Titan and Saturn, observing unique ring events - such as the 2009 equinox when the Sun will be in the plane of the rings - and exploring new places within Saturn's magnetic "envelope" - or magnetosphere.