Rolling Boulders on Titan Pose a Threat to NASA’s Dragonfly Mission

NASA’s highly anticipated Dragonfly mission is set to land on Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, in 2034. This groundbreaking mission promises to offer an unprecedented exploration of Titan’s unique landscape, although it will face challenges such as navigating wind-driven rolling boulders.

Scheduled to launch in 2028, the Dragonfly mission will deploy an innovative rotorcraft to soar through the moon’s atmosphere, conducting detailed studies from above. Prior missions, including the Cassini orbiter and Huygens probe, provided valuable insights into Titan’s surface, but this new venture aims to deepen our understanding of this enigmatic moon and its geological features.