Saturn’s Titan Eyed For Increased Exploration

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The Cassini spacecraft is set to enter orbit around Saturn in July 2004, with the European Space Agency's Huygens probe scheduled to land on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, in January 2005. Astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory are actively monitoring Titan in anticipation of this mission. The exploration of Titan is expected to yield more intriguing findings than Cassini's observations of Saturn itself, highlighting the significance of this unique mission.

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The Cassini spacecraft is rapidly approaching Saturn. In July of this year, the huge spacecraft uses its engine to brake into orbit around the ringed world.

As part of that mission, the European Space Agency Huygens probe will float to the surface of Saturn's largest moon, Titan, in January 2005


From a remote outpost on the summit of Hawaii's dormant Mauna Kea volcano, astronomers at the W. M. Keck Observatory have been on Titan watch. Meanwhile, there is on-going work to blueprint future, on-the-spot exploration of the enigmatic moon. [continued]

http://space.com/scienceastronomy/titan_probes_040203.html
 
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I'm thinking that Cassini's/Huygen's exploration of Titan will probably be even more interesting than Cassini's exploration of Saturn. Man, I hope there are no technical glitches because it seems like there won't be another mission like this for a LONG time.
 

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