Larger than Mercury, #Saturn's moon #TItan is the second biggest satellite in the solar system and its only known one to have stable bodies of surface liquid. It was discovered by #ChristiaanHuygens in 1655 on #ThisDayInHistory and explored by the #CassiniHuygens mission in 2004.
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#OTD #TDIH #March25, 1655: #Titan #LargestMoon of #Saturn discovered by #ChristiaanHuygens. @carolynporco #TitanMoon #CassiniHuygens #CarolynPorco #Voyager1 #InterplanetaryExploration #InterplanetarySpace #OuterSpaceSky
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#OTD #TDIH #March6, 1953: #BOTD: #HBD #CarolynPorco! @carolynporco.bsky.social #SaturnLady #PlanetaryScientists #Academics #Beauties #VoyagerProgram #CassiniHuygens #PlanetaryRings #Enceladus #Photometry #Triton #TritonMoon #LunarProspector #TED #PangeaDay
The #CassiniHuygens mission to #Saturn was one of the most exciting of my lifetime. On #ThisDayInHistory in 2004 the #Cassini orbiter released the #Huygens probe, which later landed on Saturn's large moon #Titan. Seeing images of the hydrocarbon lakes on its surface was amazing.
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#CassiniHuygens (/kəˈsiːni ˈhɔɪɡənz/ kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the
#CassiniHuygens (/kəˈsiːni ˈhɔɪɡənz/ kə-SEE-nee HOY-gənz), commonly called Cassini, was a space-research mission by NASA, the
1. Jul 2004: Die Raumsonde #CassiniHuygens von #NASA und #ESA tritt nach siebenjähriger Reise in eine Umlaufbahn um den Planeten #Saturn ein.
A stunning night-time image captures the launch of NASA's Cassini spacecraft with the ESA's Huygens probe attached. The Titan 4B Centaur rocket's fiery trail streaks across the sky, arcing gracefully over the water near Cape Canaveral. A ship is visible in the foreground, silhouetted against the bright launch. This marks the beginning of Cassini's ambitious seven-year journey to Saturn.
Astronomy Picture from 16/10/1997
Cassini To Venus
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap971016.html
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#OTD #TDIH #March25, 1655: #Titan #LargestMoon of #Saturn discovered by #ChristiaanHuygens. @carolynporco #TitanMoon #CassiniHuygens #CarolynPorco #Voyager1 #InterplanetaryExploration #InterplanetarySpace
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A nighttime long exposure shot of the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft launching atop a Titan 4B Centaur rocket from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Station. The rocket's fiery trail streaks across the night sky, reflected in the water, as seen from a nearby ship. This marked the beginning of an ambitious journey to Saturn, involving gravity assists from Venus, Earth, and Jupiter.
Astronomy Picture from 16/10/1997
Cassini To Venus
Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap971016.html
#CassiniHuygens #SaturnMission #SpaceExploration #NASA #ESA #TitanProbe #GravityAssist #CapeCanaveral #RocketLaunch #DeepSpace
#OTD #TDIH #March6, 1953: #BOTD: #HBD #CarolynPorco! @carolynporco.bsky.social #SaturnLady #PlanetaryScientists #Academics #Beauties #VoyagerProgram #Cassini #CassiniHuygens #PlanetaryRings #Enceladus #Photometry #Triton #TritonMoon #LunarProspector #TED #PangeaDay
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1. Jul 2004: Die Raumsonde #CassiniHuygens von #NASA und #ESA tritt nach siebenjähriger Reise in eine Umlaufbahn um den Planeten #Saturn ein.
13 Jahre lang kreiste #CassiniHuygens um den Saturn. Dabei führte das Gespann zweier Raumsonden zum Gewinn vieler wichtiger Erkenntnisse – und schoss atemberaubende Fotos....
Vor 23 Jahren startete die Mission #CassiniHuygens ihre Reise in das Saturnsystem. Dort umrundete sie den Planeten & seine vielen Eismonde von 2004 bis 2017. Das DLR war an der Mission von @ESA_de & @NASA mit vielen Experimenten beteiligt. Ein Rückblick...
