• A fascinating insight into a moon of Saturn a place within our
own solar system where there are very similar conditions to those
on ancient Earth, and where scientists believe there is a
possibility of discovering primitive forms of life, and of learning
more about the development of early Earth.
• Plans are being developed to send more exploratory probes to
Titan, including a quadcopter, christened Dragonfly, being designed
by a team led by the author.
• Written by the author of our Cassini/Huygens Manual.
Dr. Ralph Lorenz is a planetary scientist on the Principal Professional Staff of the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD, USA. He was a member of the Cassini Radar team, and helped to develop the Huygens Surface Science Package. He has played a major role in the definition of a range of US and European Titan mission concepts, from airships and hot-air balloons, through airplanes, landers and even a submarine. Thomson–Reuters Sciencewatch in 2011 named Ralph Lorenz as one of the world's top planetary scientists by impact. He is currently working on a design study adopted by NASA for a quadcopter probe named 'Dragonfly', designed to explore Titan.
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