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PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 14 (UPI) -- NASA scientists said the
Huygens probe, which landed on Saturn's moon Titan early Friday, has
completed transmitting all its data.
Based on preliminary estimates, scientists said, the probe
sent data signals during its entry into Titan's atmosphere and after
its landing for about two hours.
Cassini spacecraft mission controllers at NASA's Jet
Propulsion Laboratory and European Space Agency controllers in
Darmstadt, Germany, simultaneously received the data transmission
from the probe, which was relayed by Cassini to radio receiving
stations on Earth.
Controllers received the first signals from Huygens at about
10:24 a.m. ET, indicating the landing has been successful. NASA
scientists they now expect processing of the first images of Titan
from the probe by about 4 p.m. ET Friday.
Cassini collected the data signal during its flyby of Titan
as it trailed Huygens, which had been attached to the spacecraft
since its launch in 1997. Huygens separated from Cassini on
Christmas Day and headed toward Titan for its Jan. 14 rendezvous.
Cassini has flown past Titan to the point where it can no
longer receive signals from Huygens. Cassini's next flyby of the
giant moon will occur Feb. 14, but by then the batteries aboard
Huygens will have died.