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Titan Flyby – July 19, 2007

This composite was produced from images returned on 14 January 2005, by ESA's Huygens probe during its successful descent to land on Titan.

Cassini completed a successful flyby of Titan on July 19. Observations included bistatic scattering just to the west of the Huygens probe landing site. Bistatic scattering is a type of radio science observation used to determine the nature and composition of Titan's surface.

Date
July 19, 2007

Altitude
828 miles (1,332 km)

Speed
13,870 mph (6.2 km/sec)