December 25, 2004
- ESA's Huygens probe separates from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Deployment occurred at approximately 02:00 UTC and was confirmed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. The probe will reach Saturn's moon Titan in 22 days, where it will make an atmospheric descent to the surface and relay scientific information. (Spaceflightnow).
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