Publication Date:
2008-05-11
Description:
The Cassini/Huygens mission is designed to explore the Saturnian system. The Cassini spacecraft comprises a NASA provided Saturn orbiter and an ESA supplied Titan atmospheric probe named Huygens. The scientific objectives of the mission are described and the main characteristics of the payload are provided. Since emphasis is on ESA's contribution to the mission, a detailed description of the Huygens probe mission phase is given and the major features of the probe design are discussed. An overview of the probe operations center is provided.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Environment Observation and Climate Modelling Through International Space Projects. Space Sciences with Particular Emphasis on High-Energy Astrophysics; p 189-194
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