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Vertical atmospheric flow on Titan as measured by the HASI instrument on board the Huygens probe

Tokano, Tetsuya; Ferri, Francesca; Mäkinen, J. Teemu T. +3 more

On January 14, 2005, the Huygens probe descended on the surface of Titan, the largest moon of Saturn and the only moon in the Solar system with a substantial atmosphere. After the deployment of the main parachute and the release of the heat shield at an altitude of about 150 km, the local pressure and temperature were measured by HASI (Huygens Atm…