Astronomy Cast

Ep. 230: Christiaan Huygens


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And now we finish our trilogy of Saturnian astronomers and missions with a look at the Dutch astronomer and mathematician, Christiaan Huygens. It was Huygens who discovered Titan, and figured out what Saturn’s rings really are, so it makes sense that a probe landing on the surface of Titan was named after him.
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Astronomy CastBy Fraser Cain and Dr. Pamela Gay