NASAさんのインスタグラム写真 - (NASAInstagram)「We're going to Titan, a moon of Saturn! . Goddard is proud to share in the Dragonfly mission's science with the DraMS and DraGNS instruments that will help search for the building blocks of life on this icy moon of Saturn. Titan is an analog to the very early Earth, and can provide clues to how life may have arisen on our planet. . Dragonfly will launch in 2026 and arrive in 2034. The rotorcraft will fly to dozens of promising locations on Titan looking for prebiotic chemical processes common on both Titan and Earth. Dragonfly marks the first time NASA will fly a multi-rotor vehicle for science on another planet; it has eight rotors and flies like a large drone. It will take advantage of Titan’s dense atmosphere – four times denser than Earth’s – to become the first vehicle ever to fly its entire science payload to new places for repeatable and targeted access to surface materials. . . [1] Fish-eye view of Titan's surface; Credit: ESA/NASA/JPL/University of Arizona [2] Titan's hazy orange and blue atmosphere; Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute」6月29日 4時09分