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Has Titan been contaminated by the Huygens probe?

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Due to the nitrogen rich atmosphere and the absence of liquid water when the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft left Earth it was thought that the possibility for life on Titan would be extremely remote. Cassini and Huygens analyzed Titan’s surface and relayed a significant amount of data back to Earth. read more

Huygens is currently the most distant landing of any craft launched from Earth. Cassini has been in orbit around Saturn since July 2004, and will continue operations until 2017. Titan is a truly unique moon, and studying Titan can help astrobiologists theorize about the potential for life on the tiny world. read more

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