SOLAR SYSTEM

Detailed explanation-1: -The Cassini-Huygens project was a cooperative project between NASA and ESA (as well as the Italian Space Agency, ASI). NASA supplied the main spacecraft, the orbiter Cassini, and ESA supplied the lander, Huygens. The Huygens probe descended into the atmosphere of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, in 2005.

Detailed explanation-2: -Huygens entered Titan’s atmosphere at 10:13 UTC on January 14, 2005 in SCET, according to ESA. The probe landed on the surface of Titan at about 10.6°S, 192.3°W around 12:43 UTC in SCET (2 hours 30 minutes after atmospheric entry). (1.)

Detailed explanation-3: -Plunging into Titan’s atmosphere, the probe survived the hazardous 2 hour 27 minute descent to touch down safely on Titan’s frozen surface. Huygens continued to transmit back to Earth for another 72 minutes before contact was lost with Cassini as it dipped below the horizon.

Detailed explanation-4: -Appropriately called Huygens, it landed on 14th January 2005 as part of the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn and Titan.