XPost: sci.space.policy, sci.astro   
   From: volker.hetzer@gmx.de   
      
   Steve Pope wrote:   
   > Christopher M. Jones  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>Also, I believe that it would have been enormously difficult   
   >>to design Huygens and provide a large enough RTG to keep it   
   >>operating in the event of a landing in liquid hydrocarbons,   
   >>which was, and still is, a substantial possibility for a   
   >>Titan lander.   
   >   
   >   
   > My understanding is Huygens was designed to survive such   
   > a landing and continue to function while floating in   
   > hydrocarbons.   
   Yes. For three minutes.   
      
   Greetings!   
   Volker   
      
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