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Planetary Radio

Huygens Probe Sets Off On Its Own for Saturn's Moon Titan

Airdate: Monday, December 27, 2004
Running Time: 00:28:50
Listen: Windows Media | MP3

Huygens Mission Manager and Project Scientist Jean-Pierre Lebreton and Mission Operations Manager Claudio Sollazzo join us just as Huygens bids farewell to the Cassini spacecraft. The European probe is headed for a January 14 close encounter with Saturn's mysterious moon. And speaking of moons, Emily Lakdawalla will tell you where to find the biggest ones in our solar system on Q&A. Bruce Betts brings holiday greetings and a new space trivia contest on What's Up!

Guests

• Jean-Pierre Lebreton, Huygens Mission Manager and Project Scientist
• Claudio Sollazzo, Mission Operations Manager

Related Information

• European Space Agency Cassini-Huygens Website
• Explore the Saturn System with Cassini-Huygens
• Learn more about Titan