Place Like Home: Inside a Probe

Learn how scientists overcame huge challenges to land a probe on Saturn's moon, and why Titan is of special interest to life on Earth. Physics - Universe - Learning Points. The Cassini-Huygens probe took seven years to travel over 1 billion km to Titan. Cassini had to fly through Saturn's rings in order to launch the Huygens probe. Huygens spent 20 days descending into Titan's atmosphere, while Cassini imaged Titan from orbit. Cassini-Huygens discovered lakes of liquid methane on the surface of Titan. A Twig Context Film. Reinforce and extend the learning required by the curriculum. Twig’s context films show abstract concepts in action in the real world.