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Parachute test
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Parachute test

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A full-size model of the Huygens Probe was carried to 37.5 km altitude in May 1995 by a stratospheric balloon over Kiruna, Sweden and released to test the parachute systems. The slide shows the Probe/ balloon combination soon after beginning ascent. See also the slide 'On Swedish snow'.

Cassini-Huygens is a joint NASA/ESA mission. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft will orbit Saturn for four years, making an extensive survey of the ringed planet. The ESA Huygens probe will be the first to land on a world in the outer Solar System - on the surface of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Data from Cassini and Huygens may offer clues about how life began on Earth.

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  • Titan and Saturn's other moons
On Swedish snow
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On Swedish snow

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Saturn over Titan
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Saturn over Titan

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Saturn in Titan's sky
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Saturn in Titan's sky

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Titan's atmosphere
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Titan's atmosphere

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Ground testing Huygens
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Ground testing Huygens

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