More Titan pictures published on the web

Posted on Tuesday, January 18 2005 @ 19:34 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

More photos and detailed information regarding the Huygens probe, that landed on Titan last week, has emerged on the web.

Scientists have also composed a flash animation visualizing the descent of the probe with photos.

When the probe landed, it was not with a thud, or a splash, but a 'splat'. It landed in Titanian 'mud'.

"I think the biggest surprise is that we survived landing and that we lasted so long," said DISR team member Charles See. "There wasn't even a glitch at impact. That landing was a lot friendlier than we anticipated."

More info and photos here and here. All RAW images of the Huygens probe can be found here

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