Cassini-Huygens

Cassini-Huygens is a joint NASA/ESA/ASI unmanned space mission intended to study Saturn and its moons. The spacecraft consists of two main elements: the Cassini orbiter, named after the Italian-French astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini, and the Huygens probe, named after the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. It was launched on October 15, 1997 and entered Saturn's orbit on July 1, 2004. On December 25 2004 the probe separated from the orbiter at approximately 02:00 UTC, with deployment confirmed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The probe reached Saturn's moon Titan on January 14, 2005, where it made an atmospheric descent to the surface and relayed scientific information. It is the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn and just the fourth spacecraft to visit Saturn.

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NASA - ESA - ASI - Unmanned space mission - Saturn - Its moons - Spacecraft - Giovanni Domenico Cassini - '''''Huygens'' probe''' - Christiaan Huygens - October 15 - 1997 - Orbit - July 1 - 2004 - December 25 - UTC - Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Titan - January 14 - 2005

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