The First and Only Photos From Titan, Saturn's Largest Moon - What Did We See? (4K)

Only one spacecraft has ever returned photographs from the surface of Titan, Saturn's mysterious gas-covered moon. Titan doesn’t make it easy though, below its clouds is a frigid surface where mountains are made of water ice frozen harder than granite. Titan is also the only other world in the solar system where liquid flows across its landscape. But this is not water as we know it, instead, liquid methane creates vast seas, lakes and rivers. The European Space Agency's, Huygens probe is the only spacecraft to ever land on Titan, and what it observed is truly incredible. Here are the only photos we have from the surface of Titan.

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[Martial-Mat]

Imagine how ecstatic the team must have been as those first mountain images started to come through.

[delavalmilker]

I've always been extremely interested in planetary science and the space program. I'm old enough to remember the first Gemini launches---watching them on a 13 inch black and white TV. I'll be 79 in 2034. And nothing would mean more to me than the chance to see the first images of Titan from Dragonfly. I hope I make it that long!

When I was born, the first Earth satellite had yet to be launched. Now I'm looking at seeing images from a drone flying over the surface of Titan. All that in one lifetime. Sometimes it blows my mind to think about it.

[markb]

The Cassini mission was such an amazing accomplishment for NASA and the scientific community, and the Huygens drop down to Titan's surface is just mind-blowing. Seventeen years later, it's still so stunning to see this; thank you for providing this wonderful video.

[zombie_snax]

This is a really big deal. I'm happy that people are still out there having amazing adventures. The amount of effort that went into this is difficult to image. Bravo to everyone involved.

[BubbaGubban]

“Get outside, get into nature, and make your own discoveries” 🙂

[ellisonhamilton]

I never fail to be amazed by the fact that we can fire probes into space, have them travel many millions of miles for years and arrive at the correct destination and then release landers that survive and gather data. Again, it amazes.

Thank you. Give Rolo a scratch for me and have a stellar weekend. 🇺🇸❤🇬🇧

[timwhite]

Why have I never seen these? I remember the first time I saw images of the surface of Venus. I stared at it for and an hour and a half, the whole time with a feeling of existential loneliness and doom. I imagine standing there, knowing that no one else ever had or likely would. The awareness that no matter how far I travel, I'll never find a single sign of life.

[tjsogmc]

It never ceases to amaze me that we can send probes to other worlds and return 4k images, but a bank security camera on Earth only captures a fuzzy blur....

[cjsm]

That the Huygens probe worked so well in such a harsh environment is a tribute to the scientists of the ESA.

[jjmah]

Imagine seeing Saturn on the daytime and nighttime sky from Titan 🤯

[adammorris]

Wow - It really doesn't seem like 17 years since Huygens probe touchdown, The pics were and still are amazing to see.

[littlemouse]

sitting at home and watching the surface of another planet is mindblowing. the images of Mars are even more impressive.

[Дмитрий_]

Stunning shots ... From my youth I remember how they were printed in newspapers. It's hard to imagine anything more amazing... This Cassini mission is an example of the fact that Science is the most invaluable experience available to man.

[brhodes]

Possibly the only time I will ever hear the word ‘atmosphere’ pronounced as three separate words. Well done!

[timsimpson]

Just to see the photo's is amazing. All them millions of miles away is fantastic, Thank you.

[AndersWelander]

All these missions to other places in the solar system are such wonderful gifts to humanity. I am so happy to know more what Pluto looks like just to name another one.

[jimm]

The teams behind these expeditions are absolutely phenomenal. To manage systems to achieve results like this are highly commendable. Great job!

[paulcateiii]

V101 never disappoints - thanks for all the great videos thru the years

[JRFrancisco]

All these images always make me grateful to live on a habitable planet with air and water. The odds of that are astounding. Think about it.

[craigthacker]

I'm not sure of how enhanced the footage is, but I'm surprised by how well-lit the moon is considering how far from the sun it is and how thick the haze/clouds are.