Nasa/Esa/Asi Cassini-Huygens: 1997 Onwards (Cassini Orbiter, Huygens Probe and Future Exploration Concepts)

by Ralph Lorenz

The descent of the Huygens probe to the frozen surface of Saturn's moon, Titan, in 2005, marks a pinnacle achievement in space exploration - the most distant planetary landing ever made or presently foreseen. The Huygens probe's seven-year voyage through space (past Venus, Earth and Jupiter) attached to the Cassini orbiter, its arrival at Saturn and three-week dormant coast to Saturn's moon, Titan, culminated in Huygens' hypersonic entry into Titan's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785211110
• ISBN13: 9781785211119
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.5" x 10.7"