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mini-probe called Huygeng on Titan in 'Z-005. Z. What is the name .n "'"'-
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It was carried to Saturn by the Cassini spacecraft. s , nat Of"bit inside
Huygens found lakes on Titan, but instead of water Saturn's f"ihgs?
they're filled with chemicals including ethane and 3. Which o-P Sa-1-. ·rh'
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methane. Huygens also carried a microphone that 1 s the biggest'(
picked up the sound of wind blowing on the moon.
This was the first sound ever recorded on another
planetary body.

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/'IS Huy9en<; ran9e-brov,n Satvr-n's moon
~tcln'S ha'tY o rds the surrace, as it Is cover-eel
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atinoSI' er recorded the viev,. ci into SJ>ace fr-om
its cameras eteor-o;c1s.

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enceladus has an icy surface
that inay have an ocean o\! lictuid
v,ater underneath. Geysers shoot
Jets o\! v,ater va1>our and ice high
above the surface o\! the tnoon.

n Saturn's frlOOhS are arria-zingly
varied. They differ greatly in shape and
size, and have different types of
surfaces. Cassini has explor~d these
moons in great detail, allowing
scientists to study them more closely.

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