Tracking ESA's Huygens Probe descent to the surface.
View from Titan's Surface
Images from the European Space Agency's Huygens probe descent imager/spectral radiometer side-looking imager and from the medium resolution imager, acquired after landing, were merged to produce this image.
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Titan Descent at a Glance
Date
Jan. 14, 2005 (11:11 SCET)
Altitude
37,282 miles (60,000 km)
Speed (relative to Titan)
12,080 mph (5.4 km/sec)
Phase
93 deg
1 hour, 7 minutes
Signal travel time from Titan
2:25 a.m. PST
Radio astronomers detected the probe's entry into Titan's atmosphere.
4:34 a.m. PST
Estimated probe landing time
8:19 a.m. PST
First Science Data Arrives
1
Number of spacecraft that have landed on Titan
