Humanitys first look at Titan.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ca...huygens-1.html

The Cassini-Huygens was launched some time in 1997. Some time around last xmas, the Cassini spacecraft releassed the Huygens probe on a direct impact course for titan. Today, it finally got there.

http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-...OI71Y3E_0.html

That link leads to more information as to how the probe was supposed to go down to the surface.

After firing off Huygens, the Cassini probe made a deflection maneuver to prevent from plunging into Saturns largest moon as well. For the rest of its operational life, it will orbit saturn and learn as much as it can.

More information can be found at www.nasa.gov.

Edited by Sovereign

ROFL... OOps. Fixed

The picture I got was "Gangsta Jessie Again".

If I remember correctly the satelite is suppose to be fully functional until 2008, at least that's the prediction. That's a pretty long time.

thats pretty awesome, radio signals travelling millions of Miles in only 67 minutes.

Even better............colour photos!!!!!

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ca.../pia07232.html

Amazing. THe probe lasted for over 90 minutes after landing. MUCH more then was expected.

I heard somewhere that scientists, after this success, are thinking of sending a probe to Europa. Can't remember where though...

It was on the science channel a few days ago, but I've known about that for a while. They're going to have to figure out a way to get it there, with the ability to drill through the ice, live underwater, take pictures, take calculations, and not contaminate the water before they can do it. I think they estimated that it would be done in 2011 or something.

Yeah, it was an interesting article. I loved the photos we have of Titan. Hope we can get more pics of Saturn's moons.