Visualization of Huygens probe descent to Titan's surface(commons.wikimedia.org)
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Visualization of Huygens probe descent to Titan's surface
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Fascinating.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Huygens_descent.ogv
The almost four-hour-long operation of the camera is shown in less than five minutes. That's 40 times the actual speed up to landing and 100 times the actual speed thereafter.
The first part of the movie shows how Titan looked to the camera as it acquired more and more images during the probe's descent. Each image has a small field of view, and dozens of images were made into mosaics of the whole scene. "
I like how clear this visualization is despite being packed with data. Once you start paying attention to the different parameters, you'll find yourself restarting the 5 minutes video to watch some other property.