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   Eric Chomko to Prai Jei   
   Re: Huygens shortlived?   
   18 Jan 05 18:59:50   
   
   XPost: sci.space.policy   
   From: echomko_at_@polaris.umuc.edu   
      
   Prai Jei (pvstownsend@zyx-abc.fsnet.co.uk.retro.com) wrote:   
   : dexx (or somebody else of the same name) wrote thusly in message   
   : <1105885111.638247.89710@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com>:   
      
   : > Is it true that Huygens ceased transmission less than 2 hours after   
   : > touchdown? Whilst it was a magnificent achievement to travel so far and   
   : > land perfectly, it seems a great shame that the probe was so short   
   : > lived.  I'm suprised the designers didnt make it rugged enough and   
   : > powered enough to survive several days.   
      
   : Did we know how long a day is on Titan?   
      
   Titan rotates once every 15.9 days.   
      
   Eric   
      
      
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