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20052005: Landing on Titan
A research probe reached Saturn’s distant moon.
Huygens descended through Titan’s atmosphere and landed on 14 January 2005, following a seven-year journey with Cassini.
Measurements and communication operated where direct human control was impossible. The scientific outcome depended on instruments, automation and data transmission working together.
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