Huygens
atmospheric entry probe that landed on Saturn's moon Titan in 2005
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Huygens
Summary
Huygens is a lander[1]. Huygens draws 957 Wikipedia views per month (lander category, ranking #2 of 15).[2]
Key Facts
- Huygens's image is recorded as Huygens probe model.jpg[3].
- Huygens's instance of is recorded as lander[4].
- Huygens's operator is recorded as European Space Operations Centre[5].
- Christiaan Huygens is named after Huygens[6].
- Huygens's manufacturer is recorded as Aérospatiale[7].
- Huygens's COSPAR ID is recorded as 1997-061C[8].
- Huygens's part of is recorded as Cassini−Huygens[9].
- Huygens's Commons category is recorded as Huygens (spacecraft)[10].
- Huygens's space launch vehicle is recorded as Titan IV[11].
- Huygens's located on astronomical body is recorded as Titan[12].
- Huygens's powered by is recorded as lithium–sulfur dioxide battery[13].
- Huygens's has part is recorded as radioisotope heater unit[14].
- Huygens's UTC date of spacecraft launch is recorded as +1997-10-15T00:00:00Z[15].
- Huygens's UTC date of spacecraft landing is recorded as +2005-01-14T00:00:00Z[16].
- Huygens's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -10.573, 'lon': -192.335}[17].
- Huygens's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0198r0[18].
- Huygens's significant event is recorded as rocket launch[19].
- Huygens's significant event is recorded as separation[20].
- Huygens's significant event is recorded as soft landing[21].
- Huygens's location of landing is recorded as Shangri-La[22].
- Huygens's space tug is recorded as Centaur[23].
- Huygens's carries scientific instrument is recorded as Descent Imager/Spectral Radiometer[24].
- Huygens's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Huygens[25].
- Huygens's start point is recorded as Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40[26].
- Huygens's BBC Things ID is recorded as ce895b1e-87ca-4603-a346-8f6736af3254[27].
Why It Matters
Huygens draws 957 Wikipedia views per month (lander category, ranking #2 of 15).[2] Huygens has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Huygens is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]