News Planetary Science

Threat to Titan mission deepens

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

The European Space Agency (ESA) announced last month that a communications problem could prevent the Huygens probe, set to parachute through the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan in 2004, from successfully relaying some of its data (SN: 10/21/00, p. 262: Available to subscribers at Radio link may hamper a Titan probe).

Cassini’s view of Jupiter, showing the Great Red Spot below and to the right of center.