Rolling boulders on Titan could threaten NASA's Dragonfly mission
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SpaceThe wind on Saturn's largest moon is strong enough to blow around rocks of up to half a metre in diameter, which could put NASA's upcoming Dragonfly mission at risk 17 March 2025 An artists impression of the Dragonfly rotorcraft on the surface of TitanNASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Steve GribbenNASAs Dragonfly mission is due to land on Titan in 2034, giving us an unprecedented look at Saturns largest moon but it may also have to dodge wind-driven rolling boulders.The mission, which will launch in 2028, includes a rotorcraft that will explore the moon from the skies. We have had only one up-close glimpse at Titan, thanks to the Cassini orbiter and Huygens probe, which reached the surface in 2005. That mission revealed fields of rounded boulders as well as radar-bright
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