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NASA announces to launch mission on Titan through Dragonfly .

Hey friends, Welcome to Science Feed . NASA will launch a rotorcraft-lander named Dragonfly on Saturn's Natural Satellite, Titan.   Titan is the largest satellite of Saturn and it is full of mysteries. It has been found that it has oceans and rivers of fluid. If the mission is successful, Dragonfly will become first multi rotor vehicle that will fly to multiple places on Titan . With help of Dragonfly, NASA will investigate the progression of pre-biotic chemistry and check habitability of Titan. This mission will be launched in 2026 and completed in 2034.   Using RTG (Radioactive Thermo-electric Generator), Dragonfly can be powered along with solar power.    It will have weight around 450 kg and land in the dunes of Titan.   Titan can provide information about how life forms exist on our planet because Titan is similar to our early Earth. Similar to Earth, Titan has nitrogen-based atmosphere. It has rains of methane and other organic materials. Since Ti...