Huygens probe lands in muddy patch on Titan

More than seven years after it launched with NASA's Cassini orbiter, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Huygens probe touched down on the surface of Saturn's moon Titan Jan. 14 on what appears to be a patch of mud, according to program officials. The probe entered Titan's upper atmosphere at about 5...

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