How to drop in on Titan (Forwarded)

In message , Andrew Yee
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ESA News
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27 August 2003

How to drop in on Titan

You need to have thought of almost every eventuality when landing on a
distant moon in a remote corner of the Solar System. You must have
tested your spacecraft to its limits to be sure it will withstand the
extreme conditions expected on Titan, a moon of Saturn.

I may have missed something, but isn't it a bit late to be doing tests?

(Appologies for bottomposting.)
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:55:30 -0400, Andrew Yee
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ESA News
http://www.esa.int

27 August 2003

How to drop in on Titan

Descending through poisonous gas

I thought that the gas in Titan 's atmosphere was not very poisonous
at all. The main worry for humans would be its extreme cold,
and if it was heated, the worry would be suffocation.
Nitrogen, methane or ethane are not particularly toxic.
Is there anything truly dangerous like cyanogen there?
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