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Cassini / Huygens at Saturn and TitanThe Cassin/Huygens Project is a joint undertaking between NASA, the European Space Agency, and the Italian Space Agency to conduct an in-depth exploration of the Saturnian system. The spacecraft consists of an orbiter vehicle and an atmospheric probe which has completed its mission in the atmosphere and on the surface of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn. The spacecraft was launched on October 15, 1997, has completed its nearly seven years of interplanetary flight, and by the time of the 56th IAC, it will have completed 17 of its planned 75 orbits during its four-year prime orbital mission. This paper gives an overview of the mission, and describes in detail the accomplishments and events over the past year, including the spectacularly successful descent of the .European Space Agency's Huygens probe to the surface of Titan. Initial scientific results from both the Huygens mission as well as from the first one-and-a-quarter years of orbiting Saturn are summarized. The plans for the remainder of the orbiter's tour of the Saturn system and the many flybys of Titan and the smaller icy satellites are described.
Document ID
20060044300
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Mitchell, Robert T.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
October 17, 2005
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: 56th International Astronautical Congress
Location: Fukuoka
Country: Japan
Start Date: October 17, 2005
End Date: October 21, 2005
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Cassini
flybys
satellites
Huygens

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