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Artist's impression of ESA's Huygens probe on Titan
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Artist's impression of ESA's Huygens probe on Titan

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Cassini/Huygens is an ESA/NASA mission to the Saturnian system. Carried on NASA's Cassini Saturn orbiter, ESA's Huygens probe will explore the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A few months after going into orbit around Saturn, Cassini will release Huygens for its entry and descent through Titan's atmosphere to the surface. Cassini will go on to make many close fly-bys to continue the global exploration of Titan during its nominal four-year mission.

  • ESA / D. Ducros
  • Space Science
  • Cassini-Huygens
  • Atmosphere Titan and Saturn's other moons Chemistry
Artist's impression of Cassini-Huygens closing in on Saturn
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Artist's impression of Cassini-Huygens closing in on Saturn

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Artist's impression of Huygens just before entry
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Artist's impression of Huygens just before entry

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Artist view
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Artist view

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Entering Titan's upper atmosphere
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Entering Titan's upper atmosphere

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Separation of Huygens from Cassini
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Separation of Huygens from Cassini

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