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Huygens's Descent to Titan

Montage showing a series of views from the European Space Agency's Huygens probe at four different altitudes

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This montage shows a series of views from the European Space Agency's Huygens probe at four different altitudes as it descended to the surface of Saturn's moon Titan in 2005.

The Huygens probe was delivered to Saturn's moon Titan by the Cassini spacecraft.

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NASA/JPL/ESA/University of Arizona

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