Huygens Probe
A European Space Agency lander that separated from NASA's Cassini spacecraft and descended through Titan's atmosphere, landing on its surface in January 2005. It provided the first direct data from Titan's surface.
Source: science.nasa.gov
APODs including "Huygens Probe"
A Portrait of Saturn from Titan
16/07/1996
The above artistic portrait of Saturn depicts how it might look from Titan, Saturn's largest moon. In the foreground sits ESA's Huygens probe, which will be released by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The Cassini mission to Saturn in currently planned for launch in late 1997. Cassini will reach Saturn in 2004 and will release the Huygens probe later that year. Titan is one of only two moons in the Solar System to have an atmosphere, It has been suggested Titan might have gasoline-like lakes, and may even harbor life.