Comment Re:Tricky descent, hope ESA got the tech right. (Score 2, Informative) 26
One thing that is unclear is that Cassini will turn away its antenna from Huygens 30 minutes after it lands. Does this mean that no further data will be received afterwards? I had the impression that there was a series of surface experiments to be done after landing.
The Huygens probe instruments are primarily designed for measurements during the descent through the atmosphere, along with some measurements at the time of landing and immediately after. The probe batteries are sized for 153 minutes of operation, so there would be no point in listening after the batteries have drained.
