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NEWS - Features - Huygens Probe Descent - Jan. 14, 2005

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Huygen's view of Titan after landing

View from Titan's Surface
Images from the European Space Agency's Huygens probe descent imager/spectral radiometer side-looking imager and from the medium resolution imager, acquired after landing, were merged to produce this image.
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Titan Descent at a Glance
1 hour, 7 minutes
Signal travel time from Titan

2:25 a.m. PST
Radio astronomers detected the probe's entry into Titan's atmosphere.

4:34 a.m. PST
Estimated probe landing time

8:19 a.m. PST
First Science Data Arrives

1
Number of spacecraft that have landed on Titan



IMAGES AND MULTIMEDIA
View from Titan's Surface
View from Titan's Surface
Titan's Surface #2
Titan's Surface #2
Titan's Surface
Titan's Surface
Huygens Landing Site
Huygens Landing Site
Pinpointing Huygens Landing Site
Pinpointing Huygens Landing Site
Possible 'Islands' on a Dark Plain
Possible 'Islands' on a Dark Plain
Water Ice and Methane Springs on Titan
Water Ice and Methane Springs on Titan
Mosaic of River Channel and Ridge Area on Titan
Mosaic of River Channel and Ridge Area on Titan
Radar echoes from Titan's Surface
Radar echoes from Titan's Surface
Speeding through Titan's haze
Speeding through Titan's haze
Descent Through Clouds to Surface
Descent Through Clouds to Surface
Huygens Arrival at Titan (onto sea)
Huygens Arrival at Titan (onto sea)

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NEWS RELEASES

Date Type Source Title
1/14/2005 Press Release JPL NASA Salutes Successful Huygens Probe
1/14/2005 Press Release ESA Europe Reaches New Frontier - Huygens Lands on Titan
1/14/2005 Press Release ESA Radio Astronomers Confirm Huygens Entry in the Atmosphere of Titan
1/11/2005 Science News ESA ESA Says Huygens Got a Good Start
12/24/2004 Mission Status Report JPL Titan-Bound Huygens Probe Detaches From Cassini
12/21/2004 Press Release JPL European Space Agency's Huygens Probe Set to Detach From Cassini Orbiter


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