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Titan
Titan, moon of Saturn, photographed by Voyager 2 on August 25, 1981, at a distance of 907,000 km (564,000 miles). Green and violet images were combined to make this photograph, which shows the extended atmosphere of the satellite.
The Huygens probe reached the surface of Titan by descending through the moon's atmosphere using a parachute.1
Released from the Cassini orbiter on December 25, 2004, the probe successfully landed on January 14, 2005. During its descent and for approximately 72 minutes after reaching the surface, Huygens transmitted scientific measurements and images back to the Cassini orbiter, which then relayed the data to scientists on Earth.21