SATURN IS WITHIN OUR REACH
2005 Launched in October 1997, The Cassini-Huygens is a Flagship-Class NASA-ESA-ASI robotic spacecraft sent on a mission to study Saturn. The name Huygens is derived from the Huygens atmospheric entry probe sent along with the spacecraft. It was supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) and named after the dutch 17th century astronomer Christian Huygens. Today, the probe has successfully landed on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. It is the first probe to accomplish a safe landing on the surface of an object in the outer Solar System. In the meantime, the spacecraft has been studying Saturn and its many natural satellites since arriving at the planet in 2004. It has also been observing Jupiter, the heliosphere, and testing the theory of relativity.
2005 Launched in October 1997, The Cassini-Huygens is a Flagship-Class NASA-ESA-ASI robotic spacecraft sent on a mission to study Saturn. The name Huygens is derived from the Huygens atmospheric entry probe sent along with the spacecraft. It was supplied by the European Space Agency (ESA) and named after the dutch 17th century astronomer Christian Huygens. Today, the probe has successfully landed on Titan, one of Saturn's moons. It is the first probe to accomplish a safe landing on the surface of an object in the outer Solar System. In the meantime, the spacecraft has been studying Saturn and its many natural satellites since arriving at the planet in 2004. It has also been observing Jupiter, the heliosphere, and testing the theory of relativity.
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