The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity

Cassini orbiter
Experiments aboard the orbiter include: the Imaging Science
Subsystem, the Cassini Radar, the Radio Science
Subsystem, the Ion and Neutral Mass Spectrometer, the
Visible and Infrared Mapping Spectrometer, the Composite
Infrared Spectrometer, the Cosmic Dust Analyzer,
the Radio and Plasma Wave Spectrometer, the Cassini
Plasma Spectrometer, the Ultraviolet Imaging Spectrograph,
the Magnetospheric Imaging Instrument, and the
Dual Technique Magnetometer. Cassini is about the size
of a 30-passenger school bus and one of the largest interplanetary
spacecraft ever launched.
Huygens probe
The ESA component of the Cassini mission, named for
the Dutch scientist Christaan Huygens (1629–1695), who
discovered Titan. It will be released in December 2004
and enter Titan’s atmosphere on January 14, 2005. Initially,
the 2.7-m diameter probe will use its heat shield to
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Cassini Cassini being prepared for launch.
NASA
Cassini (Huygens probe) An artist’s rendering of the Huygens
probe descending to the surface of Titan. European Space Agency