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Whooohoo! Huygens has landed!

I don't know how many of you know the details and are interested, but a probe that was on it's way for 7 years (!!) has landed on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan.

I've been following this mission from early begining and everything happened in few hours.

Data has now being downlinked from Cassini-mothership to Earth (takes some time) and being processed (takes more time).

The good thing is that Huygens survived the plunge and worked for a long time even when it landed. It was a very very very long shot.

Pictures should appear 11.45 AM Pacific time

Info here:
http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.cfm

The lander was made by ESA but instruments were both European and American. Both ESA and NASA should be congratulated...
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