ESA - Cassini-Huygens

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About Cassini-Huygens

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About Titan

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Fifth anniversary of the landing on Titan

14 January 2010 Five years ago today ESA’s Huygens probe reached the upper layer of Titan’s atmosphere and landed on the surface after a parachute descent of 2 hours and 28 minutes. As part of the joint NASA/ESA/ASI mission to Saturn and its moons, the Huygens probe was sent from the Cassini spacecraft to explore Titan, Saturn’s largest moon.

Celebrating the fifth anniversary of Huygens’ Titan touchdown

14 January 2010 Five years ago today, ESA’s Huygens probe descended to the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Today planetary scientists from around the world have gathered in Barcelona to discuss the legacy of Huygens and to consider future Titan exploration missions.

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Saturn's moon shows evidence of ammonia

22 July 2009 Data collected during two close flybys of Saturn's moon Enceladus by Cassini add more fuel to the fire about the icy world containing sub-surface liquid water.

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24 June 2009	Cassini finding hints at ocean within Saturn’s moon Enceladus

4 July 2008	Start of Cassini's new mission

15 April 2008	Cassini’s grand tour of Saturn extended

26 March 2008	Cassini 'tastes' organic brew at Saturn’s geyser moon

25 March 2008	Ocean may exist beneath Titan's crust

7 March 2008	Saturn’s moon Rhea may also have rings

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