Huygens Landed on a Titan Beach?

[FLO]

5 Dec, 2005

When ESA's Huygens probe touched down on the surface of Titan earlier this year, it hit hard, and then slumped sideways into the soft ground. After analyzing the landing in detail, ESA scientists have calculated that Huygens probably hit a surface similar to soft clay, lightly packed snow, or wet or dry sand. It penetrated about 10mm into the ground, and then settled slightly over time by a few millimetres, tilting the probe a few degrees. It's possible that Huygens landed on a Titan beach, shortly after the hydrocarbon ocean tide went out.

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[lunator]

Shame they didn't include a bucket & spade for the probe as it's now on a very long vacation

[The Warthog]

Didn't take his trunks, either. Poor planning.

[mark_smith]

What a great thought one of the best short lived un manned missions I think we have ever had.

[FLO]

What a great thought one of the best short lived un manned missions I think we have ever had.

.... that, if it had landed a few feet further off, would have been sunk

Literally,

Steve