The Jet Propulsion Laboratory has posted a Huygens arrival schedule showing 4:51 AM EST as the time when Huygens powers up its transmitters. Pilot chute deployment now estimated at 5:16 AM EST, and surface touchdown at 7:34 AM EST. Also available at this page are multimedia files of Huygens arriving and a tracking animation.
Image: An artist’s conception of hydrocarbon pools, icy and rocky terrain on the surface of Saturn’s largest moon Titan. Image by Steven Hobbs (Brisbane, Queensland, Australia).
