A Portrait of Saturn from Titan
Explanation:
The
above artistic
portrait
of
Saturn depicts how it might look from
Titan,
Saturn's largest moon. In the foreground sits ESA's
Huygens
probe, which
will be released by NASA's
Cassini
spacecraft.
The
Cassini mission to
Saturn in currently planned for launch in late 1997. Cassini will reach
Saturn in 2004 and will release the
Huygens probe later that year.
Titan
is one of only two moons in the
Solar System to have an atmosphere,
It has been suggested
Titan
might have gasoline-like lakes, and
may even harbor life.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
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NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
