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Huygens Landing on Titan to be Tricky

Posted by michael on from the whoosh-splat dept.

neutron_p writes "On Jan. 14, 2005, Huygens probe will plow into the orange atmosphere of Saturn's moon, Titan. It will be flying blind through hydrocarbon haze and methane clouds to a surface that could consist of seven-kilometer-high ice mountains and liquid methane seas. Scientists hope that Huygens will survive the plunge. I hope too, especially after Genesis mission accident, although condition were much better."

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  1. Been There; Done That by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 3, Funny

    > It will be flying blind through hydrocarbon haze and methane clouds

    Interstate 5 near Bakersfield.
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    Some mornings it's hardly worth chewing through the restraints to get out of bed.