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25K views · 1.2K reactions | Descent to Titan: 15 years ago today, the European Space Agency’s Huygens probe, having traveled from Earth aboard the Cassini spacecraft, made the first landing in the outer solar system, touching down on Saturn's planet-sized moon Titan. See what we discovered there: go.nasa.gov/35TdMue Learn more about the video: svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/details.cgi?aid=11323 | NASA Solar System Exploration | Facebook

Imagine Earth with a twist. Saturn’s largest moon has an atmosphere and a landscape similar to Earth’s, but with very different components: lakes of liquid methane, a water-ice crust as hard as rock, and a saltwater ocean below the surface. Titan's rich organic chemistry and liquids could make it suitable for familiar and exotic life. #OceanWorlds | NASA Solar System Exploration

😯 Earth isn't the only place with rivers, lakes & seas. Saturn’s moon Titan has them, too — not of water, but liquid methane & ethane! This frigid world even hides a liquid water ocean deep beneath its surface. Here’s what you need to know about Titan: https://go.nasa.gov/2Jost2M | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

2.9M views · 47K reactions | 20 years ago today, ESA's Huygens probe...