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Huygens to plumb secrets of Saturn moon
By Michael Coren
CNN
Thursday, January 13, 2005 Posted: 2:12 PM EST (1912 GMT)

 
The Huygens probe parachutes to the surface of Titan in this artist's
rendering.
      
 
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NASA has high hopes for the Huygens probe.

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Gallery: Cassini mission eyes Saturn

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Gallery: Mission to Saturn
• Interactive: Huygens descent
• Interactive: Huygens in 3-D
• Planetary sounds

FACT BOX
Cassini-Huygens mission to Titan:

TITAN: Largest Saturnian moon. May harbor organic compounds similar to
those predating life on Earth. Temperature is minus 292 degrees F (180
C).

HUYGENS PROBE: Spacecraft is 8.9 feet in diameter and 703 pounds (317
kg). Was released from Cassini on December 24 and enter Titan's
atmosphere on January 14.

It will take two hours for Huygens to parachute to the surface.

After touchdown the probe will sample Titan's atmosphere, measure its
wind and rain, listen for alien sounds and, when the clouds part, start
taking pictures.

Source: NASA

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Wow, they should tell the kids when we land on Titan!!! There should
be news in the morning or early afternoon. Remember when the moon
shots were shown at school?

(CNN) -- The Huygens probe will plunge through the orange clouds of
Saturn's moon Titan Friday, offering scientists their first glimpse of
the mysterious moon.

"It's going to be the most exotic place we've ever seen," said Candice
Hansen, a scientist for the Cassini-Huygens mission. "We've never
landed on the surface of an icy satellite. We know from our pictures
that there are very different kinds of geological processes."

If all goes well, the saucer-shaped Huygens will enter the thick
atmosphere of Titan Friday at about 5:13 a.m. (ET). The data should
start trickling in about five hours later.

> Bring anyone you want!!
>
> :)
> tina
>
>
>
> --- tom.lynch@somedomain wrote:
>
> > I don't believe I know any of the 5th graders. None
> > of my friends have 5th
> > graders at Deepwood, and none of D* friend's
> > have siblings in that age
> > group.
> >
> > I have sent a couple of emails out. I may yet find
> > another judge.
> >
> > On Wednesday 12 January 2005 22:31, you wrote:
> > > Actually, now I'd like to keep you for ourselves!
> > >
> > > Seriously, do you have any knowledge of the 5th
> > > graders? I mean ANY? I am trying desperately to
> > get
> > > judges to whom the child means nothing I mean that
> > > politely, of course). If you wouldn't recognize a
> > > Deep Wood 5th grader from any other kid, I really
> > > would like to have you judge on Fri the 28th. I
> > just
> > > don't want other mommies to yell that they weren't
> > > invited. I can at least point to your great sci
> > > background!!
> > >
> > > What do you think?
> > >
> > > :)
> > >
> > > tina
> > >
> > >
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Received on Wed Jan 12 21:50:51 2005