On Dec. 25, 2004, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft dropped a lander named Huygens at Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. Discover more space history 👉https://trib.al/NIa43Fn Huygens was a European spacecraft that hitched a ride to the Saturn system with Cassini. Huygens was asleep for the seven-year trip, but its internal timer told it to wake up right before it entered Titan’s atmosphere. After it parted with Cassini, the descent to Titan’s surface took three whole weeks. It spent two and a half hours para

20 years ago today, ESA's Huygens probe gave us jaw-dropping views of the surface of Saturn's hazy moon, Titan, as it became the first probe to land on a world in the outer solar system. Descending through the thick yellow atmosphere for about three hours, it revealed surprisingly Earth-like landforms. ▶️ Extract of video by ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona built from Huygens probe data. Visit https://science.nasa.gov/resource/a-view-from-huygens/ to watch the full video. | NASA History