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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.

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Crescents of Titan and Dione

29/03/2005

Crescents of Titan and Dione
Image Credit: NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

What would it be like to see a sky with many moons? Such is the sky above Saturn. When appearing close to each other, moons will show a similar phase. A view with two of the more famous moons of Saturn in crescent phase was captured last month by the robot spacecraft Cassini now orbiting Saturn. Titan, on the lower left, is among the largest moons in the Solar System and is perpetually shrouded in clouds. Recently, the Huygens probe landed on Titan and gave humanity its first view of its unusual surface. Dione, on the upper right, has less than a quarter of Titan's diameter and has no significant atmosphere. Dione, although appearing smaller, was only half the distance to Titan when the above image was taken.