110 kilometers above the surface of Titan

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An artist's conception of Huygens' descent. The haze of Titan's atmosphere preferently scatters blue and ultraviolet light, making the upper atmosphere of Titan appears blue in some Cassini images. In reality, the effect of a blue outer atmosphere on Titan may be less prominent than on this rendered image. This was the altitude were the main parachute was jettisoned and first surface structures came into view for Huygen's cameras.

90 kilometers above the surface of Titan

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An artist's conception of Huygens' descent. The blue color of the sky slowly fades with decreasing distance to the surface, and is replaced by a brownish tint. At this altitude Huygens is still above the layer of complex organic condensate haze, which prevents a clear view down to the surface.

Large surface mosaic of Titan

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The mosaic is mostly composed of Medium Resolution Imager data, supplemented with some DISR High Resolution Imager and some Side Looking Imager data.