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In 1994 the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] took photographs of an apparent "continent" on the Saturnian face of Titan.<ref name=nasa2/>
In 1994 the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] took photographs of an apparent "continent" on the Saturnian face of Titan.<ref name=nasa2/>
The first truly comprehensive study of that system is the [[Cassini-Huygens mission]], which launched on October 15, 2007 and arrived in the Saturnian system on July 1, 2004.<ref name=solarviews/> The major innovation of this mission was the use of radar equipment aboard the orbiter and the lander, to penetrate the haze.
The first truly comprehensive study of that system is the [[Cassini-Huygens mission]], which launched on October 15, 1997 and arrived in the Saturnian system on July 1, 2004.<ref name=solarviews/> The major innovation of this mission was the use of radar equipment aboard the orbiter and the lander, to penetrate the haze.
Huygens was designed to land, and to study the atmosphere and the surface in detail on the way down. Huygens landed fully functional on Titan on January 14, 2005. It remained functional for three hours while it sent back many images and much data on the composition, including the carbon-isotopic ratio, of the Titanian atmosphere.
Huygens was designed to land, and to study the atmosphere and the surface in detail on the way down. Huygens landed fully functional on Titan on January 14, 2005. It remained functional for three hours while it sent back many images and much data on the composition, including the carbon-isotopic ratio, of the Titanian atmosphere.