Definitions for huygens
ˈhaɪ gənz, ˈhɔɪ-huy·gens

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1. Huygens, Christiaan Huygens, Christian Huygensnoun

   Dutch physicist who first formulated the wave theory of light (1629-1695)

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1. huygens

   Huygens can refer to multiple things, all named in honor of Dutch astronomer, physicist, and mathematician Christiaan Huygens: 1. Huygens (probe): an unmanned space probe that was launched by European Space Agency (ESA) in 1997 as part of the Cassini–Huygens mission to explore Saturn and its moon Titan. 2. Huygens' principle: A principle in physics named after Christiaan Huygens which proposes that every point on a propagating wavefront serves as the source of secondary wavelets that spread out in every direction with the same speed as that of the original wave. 3. Huygens Software: a software package named for Christiaan Huygens, used in scientific research for deconvolving microscopy images. 4. Huygens (crater): a lunar impact crater located on the southeast limb of the Moon, named after the Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens. Overall, anything labelled with 'Huygens' is likely in reference to Christiaan Huygens or his contributions.

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1. Huygens

   Huygens is an impact crater on Mars named in honour of the Dutch astronomer, mathematician and physicist Christiaan Huygens. The crater is approximately 456 km in diameter and can be found at 304.4°W 14.0°S. It is located in the Iapygia quadrangle. Scientists were delighted to see branched channels in pictures taken with spacecraft that were sent in orbit around Mars. The existence of these channels is strong evidence that much water once flowed on the surface of the planet. Simple organisms may have once lived where water once was. An excellent group of these channels are shown in the picture below from the rim of Huygens taken with THEMIS. Carbonates were discovered in a crater on the rim of Huygens. The impact on the rim exposed material that had been dug up from the impact that created Huygens. These minerals represent evidence that Mars once was had a thicker carbon dioxide atmosphere with abundant moisture. These kind of carbonates only form when there is a lot of water. They were found with the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars instrument on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Earlier, the instrument had detected clay minerals. The carbonates were found near the clay minerals. Both of these minerals form in wet environments. It is supposed that billions of years ago Mars was much warmer and wetter. At that time, carbonates would have formed from water and the carbon dioxide-rich atmosphere. Later the deposits of carbonate would have been buried. The double impact has now exposed the minerals. Earth has vast carbonate deposits in the form of limestone.

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   The numerical value of huygens in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of huygens in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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