The European Huygens space probe lands on Saturn’s moon Titan.
It was the first ever landing in the outer solar system.
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Astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus made his first observation of Saturn.
Saturn's moon, Enceladus, was discovered by William Herschel.
NASA launched the Pioneer 11 space probe to study the asteroid belt & the environment around Jupiter and Saturn.
The Cassini–Huygens spacecraft became the first to enter Saturn's orbit.
Pioneer 11 makes its closest approach to Saturn.