欧洲空间局和美国宇航局将于1996年4月发射探测土星和土卫六的空间飞行器。这一空间探测器将在飞越小行星“玛雅66”和木星后于2002年10月抵达土星,并绕土星作轨道飞行。宇航局将负责提供这一探测器的Mariner MKⅡ行星际探测平台,而欧洲空间局则负责制造将降落到土卫六表面的“惠更斯”飞船。这艘重192.3公斤的飞船上装有7套实验仪器,总重39.9公斤。它将对土卫六的大气进行探测,科学家们认为土卫六目前的大气状况类似于 In April 1996, the European Space Agency and NASA will launch space vehicles to probe Saturn and Titan. The spacecraft will reach Saturn in October 2002 after flying over the asteroid Mayan 66 and Jupiter, and will orbit Saturn. NASA will be responsible for providing this detector’s Mariner MK II interplanetary exploration platform, while the European Space Agency will be responsible for manufacturing “Huygens” spacecraft that will land on Titan’s surface. The ship weighs 192.3 kilograms equipped with seven sets of experimental equipment, a total weight of 39.9 kilograms. It will probe the atmosphere of Titan, scientists say Titan’s current atmospheric conditions are similar to