Monday, January 14, 2019

Huygens probe lands on Saturn's moon Titan 2005



The Huygens space probe, the atmospheric entry lander of the Cassini-Huygens mission, landed on Saturn's moon, Titan, January 14, 2005.  It was the farthest landing of any spacecraft and the first landing on Titan. Built and operated by the European Space Agency, the spacecraft was launched August 1997.

It sent data for about 90 minutes after landing.


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