Huygens will have descent imaging

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Daniel — 4/2/2004 11:16:47 AM (archived)

some 1100 photos during descent to the surface

The planned images are for descent rather than post-landing, so the camera must (I'm quite sure) be built into the underside of the lander. No-one is (as yet) sure of the surface conditions, so it seems mission designers opted for the next obvious bet - images during descent. There may be an extra camera somewhere else on board for post-landing imaging, but I don't know (haven't heard so ..)

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TITAN 2 have MONSTER WAVES? - carl - 3/31/2004 8:00:05 PM
- re: Will Cassini map Titan before releasing the Huygens Probe ? - Success_Machine - 4/1/2004 5:15:26 AM
  - re: Will Cassini map Titan before releasing the Huygens Probe ? - Pete B. - 4/1/2004 1:09:47 PM
    - re: First Landing on a Moon orbiting another Planet - Success_Machine - 4/1/2004 1:37:05 PM
      - Skies are way too smoggy for that (n/t) - alcaray - 4/1/2004 3:32:31 PM
        
        Above the smog layer, there is a layer of atmosphere that is clear and blue. - REB - 4/2/2004 1:36:12 PM
      - re: Saturn from Huygens - Pete B. - 4/1/2004 3:04:34 PM
  - Splashdown ok -- it floats - dtb - 4/1/2004 5:24:17 AM
    - re: How does something float in a cryogenic liquid ? (n/t) - Success_Machine - 4/1/2004 9:56:53 AM
      - I have seen plenty of things float in LN2 - R.L. - 4/3/2004 7:58:33 AM
      - Archimedes' principle is temperature independent (n/t) - Gary - 4/3/2004 3:42:13 AM
    - How long is Huygens expected to 'live' on the surface? (n/t) - Hans - 4/1/2004 5:49:57 AM
      - apparently designed to send back data for about 2 hours (n/t) - Daniel - 4/1/2004 6:19:03 AM
        
        re: apparently designed to send back data for about 2 hours - Frank - 4/1/2004 4:26:13 PM
        
        re: apparently designed to send back data for about 2 hours - Frank - 4/1/2004 4:26:04 PM
        
        re: apparently designed to send back data for about 2 hours - Frank - 4/1/2004 4:25:55 PM
        
        Huygens will have descent imaging - Daniel - 4/2/2004 11:16:47 AM
        
        re:Huygens DISR - Pete B. - 4/2/2004 2:19:52 PM

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