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NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

🌌 NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day

A Portrait of Saturn from Titan

Date: 1996-07-16

A Portrait of Saturn from Titan

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Explanation:

The above artistic portrait of Saturn depicts how it might look from Titan, Saturn's largest moon. In the foreground sits ESA's Huygens probe, which will be released by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The Cassini mission to Saturn in currently planned for launch in late 1997. Cassini will reach Saturn in 2004 and will release the Huygens probe later that year. Titan is one of only two moons in the Solar System to have an atmosphere, It has been suggested Titan might have gasoline-like lakes, and may even harbor life.