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Published online 13 January 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050110-17
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Huygens at Titan's doorstep
Alarms set to rouse probe as it dives for Saturn's giant moon.
The Huygens space probe will begin the most important stage of its seven-year journey when it hits Titan's atmosphere at about 9:00 GMT on Friday 14 January.
The probe was carried to Saturn by the Cassini spacecraft, which released Huygens on 25 December 2004.
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