The concept was proposed by Steven Oleson, Ralph Lorenz, and Micheal Paul, technical experts at NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Ohio.
During its 2-hour descent, Huygens supplied scientists with information suggesting a functioning climate system, water cycle, and the presence of organic matter and molecules.
[8] The submarine will be carried into space aboard an Atlas V rocket, accompanied by an unmanned Boeing X-37, which is designed to withstand the atmospheric conditions of Titan.
The mission aims to enhance understanding of subsurface oceans and explain the dramatic shifts in Titan's surface features.
[11] During certain parts of the mission, the submarine will partially emerge from the liquid hydrocarbons to study Titanian weather, tides, coastlines, and the unsolved observation surrounding disappearing islands or icebergs on Titan.