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Published online 17 January 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050117-1
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Huygens finds solid ground on Titan
Probe's first data show rocks, possible rivers and seas.
The Huygens probe has sent back stunning images of Titan's surface, which have given scientists their first glimpse beneath the moon's smoggy shroud.
The pictures show an orange world littered with small rocks made of water and hydrocarbon ice, frozen at -180 °C.
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