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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]
AVIATR – proposed airplane mission concept to Titan, a moon of Saturn – A mission concept of a Titan aircraft. Ingenuity – A rotorcraft that flew as part of Mars 2020 in April 2021. CAESAR (spacecraft) – Proposed sample-return mission to a comet, other New Frontiers 4 finalist.
Cassini–Huygens (/ k ə ˈ s iː n i ˈ h ɔɪ ɡ ən z / kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), and the Italian Space Agency (ASI) to send a space probe to study the planet Saturn and its system, including its rings and natural satellites.
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 ...
U.S. crewed spacecraft for entering lunar orbit: Moon: Retired: 1968–1975 (Block II) Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle: 26,520 kg (58,467 lb) U.S. crewed spacecraft for entering lunar orbit Moon: In service 2022- ATV: 20,293 kg (44,738 lb) European cargo spacecraft on its heaviest flight: LEO: Retired: 2008–2014 Apollo Lunar Module: 16,400 ...
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 ...
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its icy moons, including the majestic Titan, ended its mission with a death plunge into the giant ringed planet in 2017. Cassini's radar ...
English: This is one of the first raw images returned by the European Space Agency's Huygens probe during its successfull descent to Titan. It was taken from an altitude of 16.2 kilometres (10.1 mi) with a resolution of approximately 40 metres (131 ft) per pixel. It apparently shows short, stubby drainage channels leading to a shoreline.