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Huygens Titan descent - Artist view

author: ESA/Novapix

reference: e-son15-00029

Image Size 300 DPI: 48 * 39 cm

This artist's impression shows the Probe Huygens suspended from the stabiliser parachute passing through the clouds that are expected at around 20 km altitude. The descent will occur during daylight to provide the best illumination conditions for imaging the clouds and surface.

Keywords for this photo:

ASTRONOMY - ATMOSPHERE - CASSINI - CLOUD - HUYGENS - ILLUSTRATION - LANDING - PARACHUTE - PLANET - SATELLITE - SATURN - SATURN'S MOON - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE - TITAN -