Biology
Scientific paper
Nov 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002esasp.518..261k&link_type=abstract
In: Proceedings of the First European Workshop on Exo-Astrobiology, 16 - 19 September 2002, Graz, Austria. Ed.: Huguette Lacoste
Biology
Saturn, Titan: Space Missions, Astrobiology
Scientific paper
The Cassini/Huygens spaceraft was launched in October, 1997. Since that time it has been on an interplanetary trajectory toward Saturn. The spacecraft comprises a Saturn orbiter and a Titan entry probe. It arrives at Saturn and goes into orbit about the planet on July 1, 2004. Cassini will perform 75 orbits around Saturn during the nominal 4-year mission. Among them, 44 include close flybys of Titan. Huygens is an entry probe designed to descend by parachute through the atmosphere, down to the surface, of Titan, Saturn's largest moon. The Probe mission is now planned for the third orbit, on 14 January 2005, after two flybys of Titan (in October and December 2004). Huygens will be released about 3 weeks before it reaches Titan. This paper provides an overview of the mission with emphasis on Titan's exploration and the relevance of Titan and this mission to exo/astrobiology. Part of this work was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract to NASA.
Kazeminejad Bobby
Lebreton Jean-Pierre
Matson Dennis L.
Raulin François
Spilker Linda
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