New View of Titan: Strong Winds, Soft Ground and Lightning
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When the Huygens probe touched down on Titan, it landed on a relatively soft patch of material similar to lightly packed snow, researchers announced today.
But to get to that soft patch, Huygens had to descend through a treacherous atmosphere where winds raged up to 270 mph, temperatures dropped as low as -333 degrees Fahrenheit, and lightning was likely.
Nearly a year after the probe landed on Saturn's largest moon, scientists are still poring over loads of data. Today, researchers released their newest findings in a series of seven reports published on line by the journal Nature.
When the Huygens probe touched down on Titan, it landed on a relatively soft patch of material similar to lightly packed snow, researchers announced today.
But to get to that soft patch, Huygens had to descend through a treacherous atmosphere where winds raged up to 270 mph, temperatures dropped as low as -333 degrees Fahrenheit, and lightning was likely.
Nearly a year after the probe landed on Saturn's largest moon, scientists are still poring over loads of data. Today, researchers released their newest findings in a series of seven reports published on line by the journal Nature.
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