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[[File:Cassini derelict desktop.jpg|thumb|275px|The ''Cassini'']]
[[File:Cassini derelict desktop.jpg|thumb|275px|A damaged ship in the Cassini fleet.]]


The '''''Cassini''''' is a damaged ship floating around [[Saturn]]. It could be the remains of a ship from the [[Golden Age]].
'''Cassini''' refers to a fleet of damaged ships floating around [[Saturn]].<ref>[http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-revealed '''Multiplayer Blog''' ''Bungie's Destiny Revealed'']</ref><ref>[https://www.forbes.com/sites/michaelvenables/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-unveiled/ '''Forbes''' ''Bungie's Destiny Unveiled'']</ref> The ships may be remains of human ships from the [[Golden Age]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
The ''Cassini'' is likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Cassini–Huygens|''Cassini–Huygens'']], a robotic spacecraft sent to Saturn in 2004.
*Cassini is likely a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Rings_of_Saturn|''Cassini–Divide'']], one of the main gaps in Saturn's rings. This gap between the outer and inner ring system gives the planet's rings their distinctive 'double hooped' appearance.
*The picture of the Cassini derelict was shown by Bungie around ''[[Destiny]]'s'' release, but it does not appear anywhere else in the game. There is a mention of  Cassini Library located in the [[New Pacific Arcology]] on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] in the mission [[Utopia]], but it has been probably named after the aforementioned gap in Saturn's wings.
*Cassini fleet is possibly the same as the First Fleet, led by Captain [[Drystan Cor]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Anguish of Drystan]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Spirit of Saturn]]''</ref>
*The Cassini fleet concept art shown above was likely the inspiration for [[Presage]]
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Mo}}


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A damaged ship in the Cassini fleet.

Cassini refers to a fleet of damaged ships floating around Saturn.[1][2] The ships may be remains of human ships from the Golden Age.

Trivia[edit]

  • Cassini is likely a reference to the Cassini–Divide, one of the main gaps in Saturn's rings. This gap between the outer and inner ring system gives the planet's rings their distinctive 'double hooped' appearance.
  • The picture of the Cassini derelict was shown by Bungie around Destiny's release, but it does not appear anywhere else in the game. There is a mention of Cassini Library located in the New Pacific Arcology on Titan in the mission Utopia, but it has been probably named after the aforementioned gap in Saturn's wings.
  • Cassini fleet is possibly the same as the First Fleet, led by Captain Drystan Cor.[3][4]
  • The Cassini fleet concept art shown above was likely the inspiration for Presage

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Multiplayer Blog Bungie's Destiny Revealed
  2. ^ Forbes Bungie's Destiny Unveiled
  3. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Anguish of Drystan
  4. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Spirit of Saturn