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Composite of Titan's Surface Seen During Descent Target Name:   Titan Spacecraft:   Huygens Probe Instrument:   Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer Produced by:   ESA/NASA/Univ. of Arizona Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA07230 Date Taken:   14 January 2005 Related Documents Huygens at Titan Titon Saturn Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA07230.jpg JPEG 1143 x 330 53K PIA07230.tif TIFF 1143 x 330 253K This composite was produced from images returned on January 14, 2005, by the European Space Agency's Huygens probe during its successful descent to land on Titan. It shows a full 360-degree view around Huygens. The left-hand side, behind Huygens, shows a boundary between light and dark areas. The white streaks seen near this boundary could be ground 'fog,' as they were not immediately visible from higher altitudes. As the probe descended, it drifted over a plateau (center of image) and was heading towards its landing site in a dark area (right). From the drift of the probe, the wind speed has been estimated at around 6-7 kilometers (about 4 miles) per hour. These images were taken from an altitude of about 8 kilometers (about 5 miles) with a resolution of about 20 meters (about 65 feet) per pixel. The images were taken by the Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer, one of two NASA instruments on the probe.

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