Huygens lands on Titan

fcbayer · Post by **fcbayer** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 10:38 pm

http://www.astronomy.com/default.aspx?c=a&id=2776

what a great acheivement
go germans

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Stasi · Post by **Stasi** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 6:11 pm

There are no Germans.

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MrSelf · Post by **MrSelf** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:03 pm

uh... Huygen-Cassini was a co-operation between the ESA and NASA. Freakin sweet though, can you imagine setting foot on a distant planet like this? Even decked out in protective gear, it would be the most breathtaking experience of your life.

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Bookworm · Post by **Bookworm** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 11:56 pm

Of course, traveling for seven years to get there wouldn't be the most fun.

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fcbayer · Post by **fcbayer** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 2:55 pm

acually it was made by a group of germans unless you have to show me it wasn't

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MrSelf · Post by **MrSelf** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:19 am

fairly sure mostly funded by germany, france, spain, and.. one other. the rocket part it piggy backed on was a NASA project I believe.

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Red Squirrel · Post by **Red Squirrel** » Fri Jan 21, 2005 8:28 pm

That's cool how this planet (or should I say moon) has liquid on it. not allot of planets have liquid, well I think it's the first one they find that has some. But as far as I know ethane is not potable.

Man, they can destroy that whole planet if their robot happends to be lacking oil in a joint and that it makes a spark. Ethane burns well!

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