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Huygens (/ ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / HOY-gənz) was an atmospheric entry robotic space probe that landed successfully on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005. Built and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), launched by NASA, it was part of the Cassini–Huygens mission and became the first spacecraft to land on Titan and the farthest landing from Earth a spacecraft has ever made. [3]
Titan is similar to the very early Earth and can provide clues to how life may have arisen on Earth. In 2005, the European Space Agency 's Huygens lander acquired some atmospheric and surface measurements on Titan, detecting tholins , [ 32 ] which are a mix of various types of hydrocarbons ( organic compounds ) in the atmosphere and on the surface.
Huygens was an atmospheric probe that touched down on Titan on January 14, 2005, [114] discovering that many of its surface features seem to have been formed by fluids at some point in the past. [115] Titan is the most distant body from Earth to have a space probe land on its surface. [116]
Scientists finally have a comprehensive view of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. A team of astronomers has created the first global map of Titan by using the Cassini probe's over 100 fly-bys to ...
This is a list of space probes that have left Earth orbit (or were launched with that intention but failed), organized by their planned destination. It includes planetary probes, solar probes, and probes to asteroids and comets, but excludes lunar missions, which are listed separately at List of lunar probes and List of Apollo missions.
Together, the three spacecraft will fly behind Earth as it orbits the sun, about 50 million kilometers (31 million miles) from our planet. The agency expects the mission to last four years, with ...
This is a list of named geological features on Saturn's moon Titan. Official names for these features have only been announced since the 2000s, as Titan's surface was virtually unknown before the arrival of the Cassini–Huygens probe. [1] [2] Some features were known by informal nicknames beforehand; these names are noted where appropriate ...
The Earth seen from Apollo 17.jpg FullMoon2010.jpg Titan in true color.jpg: Author: Apollo 17 Picture of the Whole Earth: NASA. Telescopic Image of the Full Moon: Gregory H. Revera Image of Titan: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute