Cassini-Huygens

NASA/ESA1997-2017Saturn orbit and Titan landingTitan IVUSA/Europe

AgencyNASA/ESA

Year1997-2017

TypeSaturn orbit and Titan landing

RocketTitan IV

CountryUSA/Europe

About the Mission

Orbited Saturn for 13 years. Discovered geysers on Enceladus suggesting a subsurface ocean. The Huygens probe landed on Titan, the first landing in the outer solar system. Deliberately crashed into Saturn on September 15, 2017 to protect its moons. Over 450,000 images taken.

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