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Huygens Lands on Titan - NASA Salutes Successful Huygens Program
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe today offered congratulations to the European Space Agency on the successful touchdown of its Huygens probe on Saturn's moon Titan. "The descent through Titan's atmosphere and down to its surface appeared to be perfect. We congratulate ESA for their spectacular success. We're very proud of the Cassini-Huygens teams that helped to make this both an engineering and scientific victory, and we appreciate the dedication and support from our international partners."
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe today offered congratulations to the European Space Agency on the successful touchdown of its Huygens probe on Saturn's moon Titan. "The descent through Titan's atmosphere and down to its surface appeared to be perfect. We congratulate ESA for their spectacular success. We're very proud of the Cassini-Huygens teams that helped to make this both an engineering and scientific victory, and we appreciate the dedication and support from our international partners."
ESA Mars Express Image - Western flank of Olympus Mons
This image was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA's Mars Express during orbit 143 from an altitude of 266 kilometres. This image was taken with a resolution of about 25 metres per pixel and centred at 222° East and 22° North. North is to the right.
This image was taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on ESA's Mars Express during orbit 143 from an altitude of 266 kilometres. This image was taken with a resolution of about 25 metres per pixel and centred at 222° East and 22° North. North is to the right.