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First Images from Titan


Date: 13 January 2005
Satellite: Huygens
Depicts: Titan's surface
Copyright: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona

This raw image was returned by the ESA Huygens DISR camera after the probe descended through the atmosphere of Titan. It shows the surface of Titan with ice blocks strewn around. The size and distance of the blocks will be determined when the image is properly processed.

The Cassini-Huygens mission is a cooperative project between NASA, ESA and Italy's ASI space agency.

Last Update: 1 September 2019
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