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Descent To Titan
This is the gripping story of the Huygens probe's journey to Titan, Saturn's enigmatic moon. The final phase of its epic trip begins with a Christmas Day separation from the Cassini spacecraft. For three weeks the probe closes in on Titan's brooding orange cloud tops. Never before had anyone attempted to land a spacecraft on such a distant world and the tension mounts as the final dramatic moments of Huygen's descent begins. Would the probe's data and images reveal Titan's many secrets? Would there be a signal at all?Release
2006
Minutes
28-45
Grade Level
S,C
Format
DVD
This is the gripping story of the Huygens probe's journey to Titan, Saturn's enigmatic moon. The final phase of its epic trip begins with a Christmas Day separation from the Cassini spacecraft. For three weeks the probe closes in on Titan's brooding orange cloud tops. Never before had anyone attempted to land a spacecraft on such a distant world and the tension mounts as the final dramatic moments of Huygen's descent begins. Would the probe's data and images reveal Titan's many secrets? Would there be a signal at all?
This film is part of a series. The series title and other films in this series are listed below.
Space Exploration - Four Part Series
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